"kind of woolen fabric," mid-15c., perhaps from Middle French tiretaine "strong, coarse fabric" (mid-13c.), from Old French tiret "kind of cloth," from tire "silk cloth," from Medieval Latin tyrius "cloth from Tyre" (see Tyrian).
If this is the source, spelling likely influenced in Middle English by tartaryn "rich silk cloth" (mid-14c.), from Old French tartarin "Tartar cloth," from Tartare "Tartar," the Central Asian people (see Tartar). Specific meaning "woolen or worsted cloth woven with crossing stripes of colors" is from c. 1500, formerly a part of the distinctive dress of Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its particular pattern.
实用例句
1. She wore a thick tartan skirt and a red cashmere sweater.
她穿了一条厚厚的格子呢裙和一件红色羊绒衫。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He was wearing a cream silk shirt and a tartan golfing cap.
他身着一件米色丝绸衬衫，头戴一顶花格子高尔夫球帽。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The corridors are carpeted in tartan.
走廊里铺的是花格地毯。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The tartan check also appears on a special tag on the heel.
格子呢检查在脚跟的一个特别标记也出现.
来自互联网
5. Her night dress is a tartan bathrobe and hairnet ( SS 14, PA 13 ).
