Definition of tartan Tartan
/tɑˈɹtʌn/ - [tartun] - tar•tan
We found 17 definitions of tartan from 8 different sources.
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What does tartan mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tartans |
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| tartan - a cloth having a crisscross design | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tartan (Noun)
A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns. - tartan (Noun)
The pattern associated with such material. - tartan (Noun)
An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general. - tartan (Noun)
Trade name of a synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc. - tartan (Noun)
A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean. - tartan (Verb)
To clothe in tartan. - tartan (Adjective)
Having a pattern like a tartan. - tartan (Adjective)
Scottish.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tartan (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. - tartan (n.)
A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tartan
tär′tan, n. a woollen or worsted stuff checked with various colours, once the distinctive dress of the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own pattern. [Fr. tiretaine, linsey-woolsey—Sp. tiritaña, a thin woollen stuff—tiritar, to shiver.] -
tartan
tär′tan, n. a Mediterranean vessel with lateen sail: a kind of long covered carriage [Fr.,—Ar. taridah, a small ship.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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tartan
(tartana, Ital.) a small coasting vessel navigated in the Mediterranean sea, and having only one mast and a bowsprit, the principal sail, which is extremely large, being extended by a lateen-yard. See VESSEL.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tartan
A small coasting vessel of the Mediterranean, with one mast and a bowsprit, lateen-rigged.
Wikipedia 
- Tartan is a pattern that has criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in many different colors.
Part of speech
🔤- tartan, noun, singular of tartans.
- tartan, adjective.
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