| 单词 | tartan |
| 释义 | tartanWord family nountartanaliatartanadjectivetartaned Clothes & fashion tar·tan /ˈtɑːtn $ ˈtɑːrtn/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]DC a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern 〔苏格兰〕花格图案；格子花呢 SYN American English plaid the MacGregor tartan (=the special pattern worn by the MacGregor family) 麦格雷戈家族的格子图案 —tartan adjectiveadj →5 see picture at 见图 pattern1 a tartan scarf 格子花呢围巾 Examples from the Corpus tartan• Monarch of the Glen is 100 % tartan flannel.• Clans, kilts, and tartans were explained.• Using different colours can change the scale and shape of things and tartan is a natural progression from this.• I saw her sitting there, in her green tartan dress.• Their townsfolk sneered at the Maclean chiefs' rawhide brogans and bare knees, kilted tartans and dyed linens.• And while we are at it, how many tartans are there?• I had worn my red tartan plaid jacket, the one I wear only on weekends.• A sudden gust lifted his resplendent tartan for all to see ... a pair of blue briefs. (1400-1500) Probably from Old French tiretaine type of cloth |
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