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Tartan : (noun)
1: a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: plaid]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Tartan : \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp.
tirita[~n]a a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or
shake with cold.]
Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of
various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland;
hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a
similar pattern.
MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make
it, when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W.
Scott.
The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London
with hatred. --Macaulay.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Tartan : \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana;
all perhaps of Arabic origin.] (Naut.)
A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having
one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with
staysail or jib.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Tartan :
A simple language proposed to meet the Ironman requirements.
["TARTAN - Language Design for the Ironman Requirements:
Reference Manual", Mary Shaw et al, SIGPLAN Notices
13(9):36-58 (Sep 1978)].
(1995-01-05)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Tartan : an Assyrian word, meaning "the commander-in-chief." (1.) One of
Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17). (2.) One
of Sargon's generals (Isa. 20:1).
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Tartan, a general (official title)
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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