glenurquhart check
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glenurquhart — gleˈnərkərt noun or glenurquhart plaid also glenurquhart check (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ( s) Usage: often capitalized G Etymology: Glen Urquhart, valley in Inverness shire, Scotland … Useful english dictionary
glen plaid — noun also glen check ˈglenˌ Usage: often capitalized G : a twill pattern of broken checks in which stripes of two dark and two light yarns alternate with stripes of four dark and four light yarns and in which the same colors and design are used… … Useful english dictionary
glen plaid — or glen check [glen ʉr′kərt] n. [after Glenurquhart, clan of Glen Urquhart, valley in NW Scotland] [also G p ] a plaid pattern or cloth with thin crossbarred stripes in black and white and one or more muted colors: also Glenurquhart [glen… … English World dictionary
Glen plaid — 1. a plaid pattern of muted colors or of black or gray and white, esp. one in which two dark and two light stripes alternate with four dark and four light stripes, both vertically and horizontally, forming a crossing pattern of irregular checks.… … Universalium
glen plaid — noun Etymology: short for glenurquhart plaid, from Glen Urquhart, valley in Inverness shire, Scotland Date: 1926 a twill pattern of broken checks; also a fabric woven in this pattern called also glen check … New Collegiate Dictionary
Glen plaid — Glen′ plaid′ n. 1) cvb tex a plaid pattern of muted colors or of black or gray and white, esp. one in which groups of both light and dark stripes alternate 2) cvb tex a fabric having such a pattern 3) tex a garment made of such a fabric •… … From formal English to slang
