Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tartan"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Tartan
an Assyrian word, meaning "the commander-in-chief." (1.) One of
Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17). (2.) One
of Sargon's generals (Isa. 20:1).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tartan \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp.
tirita[~n]a a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or
shake with cold.]
Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of
various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland;
hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a
similar pattern.
MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make
it, when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W.
Scott.
The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London
with hatred. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tartan \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana;
all perhaps of Arabic origin.] (Naut.)
A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having
one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with
staysail or jib.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tartan
n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: {plaid}]
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