Associations to the word «Tartan»

Wiktionary

TARTAN, noun. A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns.
TARTAN, noun. The pattern associated with such material.
TARTAN, noun. An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general.
TARTAN, noun. Trade name of a synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc.
TARTAN, adjective. Having a pattern like a tartan.
TARTAN, adjective. (humorous) Scottish.
TARTAN, verb. (transitive) To clothe in tartan.
TARTAN, noun. A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.
TARTAN, proper noun. The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.
TARTAN ARMY, proper noun. (soccer) The fans of the Scottish national football team
TARTAN TAX, noun. (derogatory) An addition to income tax payable only by those in Scotland as a result of the Scottish variable rate.

Dictionary definition

TARTAN, noun. A cloth having a crisscross design.

Wise words

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