tartan

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tartan

/ˈtartan/

Where it comes from

dallo scozzese tartan, probabilmente dal francese tertaine, tiretaine, o affine a tarlatane

noun

tessuto in lana con motivo a linee e quadri

In English

tartan woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting

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"tartan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/tartan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tartan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/tartan

Chicago

"tartan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/tartan.

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@misc{tartan_2026,
  title = {tartan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/tartan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}