Толковый словарь английского языка - tartan
Tartan
tartan
noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French tiretaine linsey-woolsey Date: circa 1500 a plaid textile design of Scottish origin consisting of stripes of varying width and color usually patterned to designate a distinctive clan, 2. a twilled woolen fabric with ~ design, a fabric with ~ design, a garment of ~ design
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1. n. 1 a pattern of coloured stripes crossing at right angles, esp. the distinctive plaid worn by the Scottish Highlanders to denote their clan. 2 woollen cloth woven in this pattern (often attrib.: a tartan scarf). Etymology: perh. f. OF tertaine, tiretaine 2. n. a lateen-sailed single-masted ship used in the Mediterranean. Etymology: F tartane f. It. tartana, perh. f. Arab. tarida ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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