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tartan — TARTÁN, tartane, s.n. Şal sau pled făcut dintr o stofă specială de lână, cadrilată. – fr. tartan. Trimis de pan111, 17.05.2004. Sursa: DLRM TARTÁN, tartane, s.n. 1. Ţesătură specială din lână sau din bumbac, cu carouri mari, divers colorate,… … Dicționar Român
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tartan — 1. see plaid. 2. Tartan is used allusively in informal and normally affectionate compounds to denote people or things connected with Scotland; the tartan army is the body of Scottish supporters at football games abroad, and the tartan tax is a… … Modern English usage
tartan — tartan1 [tärt′ n] n. [prob. < MFr tiretaine, a cloth of mixed fibers < OFr tiret, a kind of cloth < tire, cloth (of silk) from the East < ML tyrius, material from Tyre < L Tyrus, TYRE; sp. infl. by ME tartarin, a rich material < … English World dictionary
TARTAN — (Heb. תַּרְתָּן; from Akk. turtānu or tartān), title of the Assyrian commander in chief who came immediately after the king. The title is attested as early as the reign of Adad nirari II (911–891 B.C.E.). A general bearing the title tartan was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tartan — ist: der Titel für den Oberfeldherrn im assyrischen Heer (siehe 2 Kön 18,17; Jes 20,1). ein Webmuster, bei dem durch Überkreuzen von Fäden unterschiedlicher Farbe ein Karomuster entsteht. Tartans finden häufig Verwendung bei Stoffen für Kilts und … Deutsch Wikipedia
tartán — sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Tela de lana con cuadros o listas de varios colores, originaria de Escocia: una falda de tartán. 2. Material resistente e inalterable al agua, formado por una mezcla de goma y asfalto que se emplea como… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
tartan — I {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. tartannie, {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} szkocka tkanina wełniana w różnobarwną kratę, o innym dla każdego ze szkockich klanów układzie kolorów {{/stl 7}}{{stl 20}}… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tartan — (spr. Tartänn), 1) bunt gegatteries wollenes Zeug zu den Kleidern der Hochschotten, s. Hochschottland. Es ist nach drei Hauptgruppen unterschieden: die mit viel Roth, mit viel Grün u. mit viel Gelb. Roth ist die Farbe der schottisch britischen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tartan — Tartan, s. Plaid … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
