tartan

Example Sentences

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Among the White House visitors shown in the drawings are a Scottish military officer wearing a tartan kilt, a woman wearing a yellow dress and a sash reading “Miss America,” and U.S.

From New York Times

On TV, we had the White Heather Club - women in white frocks and tartan sashes dancing impossibly complicated reels and strathspeys; men in kilts playing accordions and singing kitsch songs about exile and nostalgia.

From BBC

The collection offers a host of entry points: from cropped sweaters to knit dresses; shearling booties to knee-high boots; sheepskin-lined vests to wool jackets; long tartan kilts left open to fuzzy trousers.

From Seattle Times

Added to its ski lodge vibe with tartan and sheepskin throws and a fire pit are individual and group yurts for sheltered dining.

From New York Times

Both wear red and green tartan bow ties and measure about 10 inches tall.

From New York Times