tartan
Word family nountartanaliatartanadjectivetartaned
tar·tan /ˈtɑːtn $ ˈtɑːrtn/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]DC a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern 〔苏格兰〕花格图案;格子花呢 SYN American English plaid the MacGregor tartan (=the special pattern worn by the MacGregor family) 麦格雷戈家族的格子图案
→5 see picture at 见图 pattern1 Origin tartan (1400-1500) Probably from Old French tiretaine type of cloth