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Antonyms for tartans

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tahr-tn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɑr tn


Definition of tartans

Origin :
  • mid-15c., perhaps from Middle French tiretaine "strong, coarse fabric" (mid-13c.), from Old French tiret "kind of cloth," from tire "silk cloth," from Medieval Latin tyrius "cloth from Tyre." If this is the source, spelling likely influenced in Middle English by tartaryn "rich silk cloth" (mid-14c.), from Old French tartarin "Tartar cloth," from Tartare "Tartar," the Central Asian people (see Tartar).
  • As in patchwork : noun mixture, hodgepodge
  • As in check : noun pattern of squares
Example sentences :
  • Moreover, Edward could see from the tartans of his captors that they were not of the Clan Ivor.
  • Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • I cannot get the plaids and tartans and Jacobins and castles and what-not out of my head.
  • Extract from : « That Fortune » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Our similes of beads, tartans, and cards will serve us well enough.
  • Extract from : « Not Guilty » by Robert Blatchford
  • It has manufactures of woollens, such as tartans, carpets, &c.; pop.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 » by Various
  • Francesca was miserably envious that she had not thought of tartans first.
  • Extract from : « Penelope's Experiences in Scotland » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • The tartans were woven in bright colors, forming designs like those at the top of this page.
  • Extract from : « Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) » by Hugo B. Froehlich
  • The origin of the tartans used by the different clans is interesting, especially if illustrated with colored reproductions.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Club Work and Programs » by Caroline French Benton
  • Waverley sprung up, and, with Callum's assistance and instructions, adjusted his tartans in proper costume.
  • Extract from : « Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete » by Sir Walter Scott
  • The chief manufactures are those of tartans and other woollens, and of agricultural implements.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 » by Various
  • The term ‘black’ arose from the dress of this species of militia being composed of tartans of dark colours.
  • Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6) » by Louis Creswicke

Synonyms for tartans

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