n. 格子呢, 方格花纹, 单桅小帆船

a. 格子呢的

[ noun ]
a cloth having a crisscross design
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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.


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.