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tartan

[tahr-tn] / ˈtɑr tn /
ADJECTIVE
plaid
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Meanwhile Queen Camilla also dressed in tartan, paired with the emerald green jacket and feathered hat she wore to a Sunday service at Crathie Kirk last year.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

They were called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and sold an estimated 120–300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling musical acts of all time globally.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

We took into account everything from expected goals to local weather conditions to gigantic parades of sweaty supporters in tartan kilts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

At a Sacramento stop Friday, he bounded around chatting with about four dozen mostly union supporters, wearing trademark Nikes, this time a vintage pair with a tartan plaid swoop.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Then we checked the latest issues of Ingenue and Mademoiselle and Seventeen and decided we’d get box-pleated skirts in tartan plaid—green—for the first day of school.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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

She goes with kilts and skirts in tartans and plaids as her country style.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 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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