Black Watch
Americannoun
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a regiment of Scottish infantry in the British army (so called from the dark colors in their tartan).
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the plaid pattern of their tartan.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Black Watch
so called for their dark tartan
Example Sentences
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Items of clothing show that one of the two soldiers was a member of the Black Watch.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
It will star Outlander star Richard Rankin in the lead role - Det Sgt John Rebus - and is adapted by Black Watch author Gregory Burke.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
His petition refers to another atrocity in the summer of 1939, when soldiers from the Black Watch regiment carried out a weapons search of the village of Halhul, which lies in the West Bank.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2022
Everton's new season Away kit sees them go full Black Watch with a kit inspired by those wore two decades before they adopted their now famous royal blue in 1901.
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2021
I could not help laughing at the accusation, for I acknowledge that to this day, the sombre, handsome tints of the Black Watch regiment attract me.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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