- 1[uncountable, countable] a pattern of squares and lines of different colors and widths that cross each other at an angle of 90°, used especially on cloth, and originally from Scotland a tartan rug
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- 2[countable] a tartan pattern connected with a particular group of families (= a clan) in Scotland the MacLeod tartan
- 3[uncountable] cloth, especially made of wool, that has a tartan pattern compare plaid
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