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tartan

[tahr-tn] / ˈtɑr tn /
ADJECTIVE
plaid
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Swift has worn Dior before, such as the tartan creation above, which she sported at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Grooms have shown Boston-based wedding planner Keri Ketterer Walter a specific tartan, a herringbone fabric swatch and “wallpaper that kind of looked like the scales of a trout” for decor inspiration, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

More footage was shown of Varley, barefoot and wearing a Jurassic Park t-shirt and tartan pyjama bottoms, outside the hospital entrance, minutes after Preston had been declared dead.

From BBC May 6, 2026

The Ramones had songs based on “Saturday Night,” and they dressed in the tartan plaids of Queens, which is the black leather jackets.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

There was a thick tartan scarf bound around his head, and his nose was unusually purple.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

There’s plenty to love about “Blood of My Blood,” especially a return to the 18th century Highlands, with tartans, castles and craggy tors aplenty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

The new tartan has been registered with the Scottish register of tartans, which is administered by the National Records of Scotland.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2023

Weekends and holidays at Balmoral in Scotland allowed her to shine a light on Scottish tartans and English tweeds.

From New York Times Sep. 8, 2022

There’s a similar blend of heritage and fashion in the Highlands, where tweed acts as a foil to the more ceremonial tartans.

From National Geographic Jan. 14, 2021

They were like the devices that held our tartans together, unremarkable, dull, but necessary in their way.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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