Tar|tan

tar|tan¹ «TAHR tuhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. a plaid woolen cloth. Each Scottish Highland clan has its own pattern, usually both a hunting tartan and a dress tartan, that differ mainly in the background color.

2. the pattern or design itself.

3. any similar plaid design or fabric, as of silk or cotton.

–adj.

1. made of tartan.

2. of or like tartan.

3. having to do with tartan.

╂[< Old French tiretanie linsey-woolsey; influenced by Old French tartarin (cloth) of Tartary]

tar|tan² «TAHR tuhn», noun.

a Mediterranean type of boat, having one mast rigged with a lateen sail and a jib.

╂[< French tartan < Italian tartana, perhaps < Arabic tarīdah kind of ship]

Tar|tan «TAHR tuhn», noun.

Trademark. a nylon material resembling a grassy surface, used for artificial playing fields and lawns.