tartan
noun
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
tartans
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pluralof tartan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There’s plenty to love about “Blood of My Blood,” especially a return to the 18th century Highlands, with tartans, castles and craggy tors aplenty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
The new tartan has been registered with the Scottish register of tartans, which is administered by the National Records of Scotland.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2023
There’s a similar blend of heritage and fashion in the Highlands, where tweed acts as a foil to the more ceremonial tartans.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 14, 2021
Traditional tartans blended softly into a haze of faded orange, peach, rose, nude, russet, silver and duck egg blue.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2012
They were like the devices that held our tartans together, unremarkable, dull, but necessary in their way.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
