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Tartan

Tār'tan, n.

noun

n. [Fr. tiretaine, linsey-woolsey, Sp. tiri-taña, tiritaíra, a sort of thin silk, from tirit'ar, to shiver or shake with cold.] Woolen cloth, check-cred or cross-barred with threads of various colors, much worn in Scotland. MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan. W. Scott. The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London with hatred. Macaulay.

Tār'tan, n.

noun

n. [Fr. tartane, Sp., Pg., & It. tartana, L. Lat. tareta, tarida, tarrida, tarrita, from Ar. tarrād or tirrād, a kind of small, swift ship.]

(Naut.) A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast and a bowsprit, and the principal sail, which is very large, extended by a lateen-yard.
A kind of long, covered carriage. Simmonds.

A drawing of a tartan, a small sailing vessel with a single large sail. — Tartan.