6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make
it when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W.
Scott.
The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London
with hatred. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tartan
n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: {plaid}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
TARTAN
A simple language proposed to meet the {Ironman} requirements.
["TARTAN - Language Design for the Ironman Requirements:
Reference Manual", Mary Shaw et al SIGPLAN Notices
13(9):36-58 (Sep 1978)].
(1995-01-05)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Tartan
an Assyrian word meaning "the commander-in-chief." (1.) One of
Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17). (2.) One
of Sargon's generals (Isa. 20:1).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Tartan, a general (official title)
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