tar‧tan /ˈtɑːtn $ ˈtɑːrtn/
noun[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Probably from Old French tiretaine type of cloth]
[uncountable and countable] a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern
Synonym : plaid American English:
the MacGregor tartan (=the special pattern worn by the MacGregor family)—tartan adjective:
a tartan scarf [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲