tartan : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tartan	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for tartan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tartan n a cloth having a crisscross design Synonym(s): tartan, plaid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tartan \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp. tirita[a4]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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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)