Tartan

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make
           it, when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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           The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London
           with hatred.                             --Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tartan
       n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: {plaid}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "tartan":
     armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard,
     button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, check, checker,
     checkerboard, checkerwork, chessboard, class ring, cockade, collar,
     colors in patches, crazy-work, cross, decoration, dress, eagle,
     emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis,
     hammer and sickle, harlequin, heraldry, insignia, lapel pin,
     livery, mace, mantle, markings, marquetry, medal, mortarboard,
     mosaic, old school tie, parquet, parquetry, patchwork, pin, plaid,
     regalia, ring, rose, school ring, shamrock, sigillography,
     skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, tessellation,
     tesserae, thistle, tie, uniform, variegated pattern, verge, wand
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  TARTAN
       
          A simple language proposed to meet the {Ironman} requirements.
       
          ["TARTAN - Language Design for the Ironman Requirements:
          Reference Manual", Mary Shaw et al, SIGPLAN Notices
          13(9):36-58 (Sep 1978)].
       
          (1995-01-05)
       
       

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 Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Tartan, a general (official title)