Tartans
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɑːt(ə)nz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tartans is a noun meaning Clothes made from tartan fabric; specifically, full Highland dress.
Meaning
Clothes made from tartan fabric; specifically, full Highland dress.
More Meanings
- plural of tartan
- third-person singular simple present indicative of tartan
Example Sentences
[A] chief in Highland pride; / His shoulders bear the hunter's bow, / The mountain dirk adorns his side, / Far on the wind his tartans flow […]
[T]hou shalt see a darksome man, / Who boasts him Chief of Alpine's clan, / With tartans broad and shadowy plume, / And hand of blood, and brow of gloom, […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plaid, plaids, kilts, heraldry, sporran, saltire.
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