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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

The final seconds provided a private tartan torture chamber for this small clan engulfed by conviviality.

From BBC Jun. 27, 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

She wore the Kinloch Abbey uniform of burgundy blazer and tartan skirt as she rode in Coach A, seat 22B on the train to Aisling.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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

Like the country’s other enduring Celtic textile traditions—clan tartans and fuzzy, zigzag pattern Fair Isle sweaters—tweed ties into geography, national pride, and the need to bundle up in the often chilly weather.

From National Geographic Jan. 14, 2021

The rain, the roaring fires, the tartans all serve as a welcoming embrace for a season that has felt a bit far afield. 

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2016

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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