tartan
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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
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
The secretary, Mrs. Kay, even the assistant headmaster, Mr. Waters, with his tartan tie, avert their eyes.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
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
One section has a dozen tartans, another brollys with big thick stripes possibly related to obscure sporting clubs of which I am not a member.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2012
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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