lovat

[ luhv-uht ]

noun

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

lovat

/ ˈlʌvət /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovat¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovat¹

named after Lovat, Inverness-shire

Example Sentences

General Wade was commissioned in 1724 to examine and report on the Highlands: Lovat had already sent in a report.

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Mr. Lovat Fraser, for his divine discontent with everything and everybody and his masterly use of italic type.

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He listened to the account which Lovat gave of the business which had brought him to Edinburgh.

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It will do as a twenty-first birthday present, as I have received no news re Lovat Fraser.

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It is also made into a verb thus, "hhrholja a lovat," "he maltreats the horse."

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