English Dictionary

TARTAN

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tartan mean? 

TARTAN (noun)
  The noun TARTAN has 1 sense:

1. a cloth having a crisscross designplay

  Familiarity information: TARTAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TARTAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cloth having a crisscross design

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

plaid; tartan

Hypernyms ("tartan" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)


 Context examples 


When we were watching Massena, off Genoa, we got a matter of seventy schooners, brigs, and tartans, with wine, food, and powder.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." (English proverb)

"Each bird loves to hear himself sing." (Native American proverb, Arapaho)

"If you conduct yourself properly, fear no one." (Arabic proverb)

"Theory dominates practice." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact