Found 2 items, similar to tartan.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tartan tartan n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: plaid]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tartan 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London with hatred. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]