argyle
[ahr-gahyl](often initial capital letter)
Origin of argyle
1790–1800; variant of Argyll; so called because orig. patterned after the tartan of this clan
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Contemporary Examples of argyle
The first cat on the catwalk (sorry, we had to) was Vengeance, a 12-week-old Sphinx in an argyle sweater.
Kitty CATure Fashion Show, An Amazing Dog and Cat Fashion Show, Happened In New York This WeekendLori-Lee Emshey
September 30, 2013
Eighteen years ago the world became widely aware of the plaid yellow suit, the white minidress, and an overload of argyle.
Historical Examples of argyle
Secondly, the accession of foreign troops to the Duke of Argyle's force.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745.Mrs. Thomson
The Marquess of Argyle was the head of a party as well as the head of a tribe.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.Thomas Babington Macaulay
For that territory, however, he owed homage to the House of Argyle.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.Thomas Babington Macaulay
As Argyle's to the tartan, my heart has warmed to an Irishman since that night.
Destruction and Reconstruction:Richard Taylor
Their son Archibald succeeded as fifth Earl of Argyle about the end of 1558.
argyle
Word Origin for argyle
C20: after Campbell of Argyle (Argyll), the pattern being an adaptation of the tartan of this clan
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