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Word: Tartan
Speech Type: Noun
late 15th century (originally Scots): perhaps from Old French tertaine, denoting a kind of cloth; compare with tartarin, a rich fabric formerly imported from the east through Tartary
ˈtɑːt(ə)n
a woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines, especially of a design associated with a particular Scottish clan
Short Definition:woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines
Examples:- stripes and tartans have replaced floral chintzes
- a tartan shortbread tin
Word: Tartan
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈtɑːt(ə)n
used allusively in reference to Scotland or the Scots
Short Definition:used allusively in reference to Scotland or Scots
Examples:- the financing proposals for the Scottish parliament amounted to a tartan tax
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