lovat

[luhv-uh t]

noun

a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.

Origin of lovat

First recorded in 1905–10; probably after Thomas Alexander Fraser, Lord Lovat (1802–75), who popularized tweeds in muted colors as hunters' dress

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Historical Examples of lovat

And are you going to marry Letitia also, and Lovat, and the two little girls, and the baby?
Molly Bawn
Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
Consistent with these professions were the letters of Lovat to the President.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745
Mrs. Thomson
Such was the simple statement of Lovat's first steps on this occasion.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745
Mrs. Thomson
The Master of Lovat was implicated, as we have shown, in the troubles of 1745.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745
Mrs. Thomson
Lovat's expressions of regard were frequently written in French.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745
Mrs. Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for lovat

lovat

noun

a yellowish-green or bluish-green mixture, esp in tweeds or woollens

Word Origin for lovat

named after Lovat, Inverness-shire

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