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tar·tan
/ˈtɑrtṇ/
格子呢,方格花紋,單桅帆船之一種(
a
.)格子呢的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tar·tan
n.
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)
Tar·tan
,
n.
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
tartan
n
:
a
cloth
having
a
crisscross
design
[
syn
:
plaid
]
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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)
Tartan
,
a
general
(
official
title
)
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