Black Watch

American  

noun

1. a regiment of Scottish infantry in the British army (so called from the dark colors in their tartan).

2. the plaid pattern of their tartan.

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Black Watch British  

noun

1. the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army

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Etymology

Origin of Black Watch

so called for their dark tartan

Example Sentences

He spent his third and final RCS year on stage as Cammy in the National Theatre production of Scotland's Black Watch.

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Michael Ross grew up and joined the Army, becoming a sniper in the Black Watch.

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He was at almost every festival, packing as many films into the day as he and his wife Micheline could manage as well as seeing shows at the other city festivals - Black Watch at the Fringe in 2006 was one of his favourite finds.

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Items of clothing show that one of the two soldiers was a member of the Black Watch.

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It will star Outlander star Richard Rankin in the lead role - Det Sgt John Rebus - and is adapted by Black Watch author Gregory Burke.

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