tartan
Highland family pattern
Tartan is a pattern of intersecting horizontal and vertical stripes in multiple colors, forming a distinctive plaid.
The pattern is strongly associated with Scotland, where specific tartans identify clans, families, or regions: the Black Watch tartan, wearing the family tartan.
Tartan appears on kilts, scarves, and other textiles.
The word also describes fabric woven in this pattern.
Woven crisscross pattern
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- crosshatchIntersecting line pattern
- settBadger's underground home
lines · squares · symmetry · stripes · intersecting · warp · weft · design
Sheared animal fiber
- worstedCombed wool yarn
- twillDiagonal-ribbed fabric
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
woven · flannel · silk · cotton · polyester · bolt · yard goods · mill
Named elevated regions
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
sporran · ceilidh · thistle · Loch Ness · haggis · Burns Night · Highland Games · whisky
plaid
Woven crisscross pattern
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- crosshatchIntersecting line pattern
sett · lines · squares · symmetry · stripes · intersecting · warp · weft · design · motif
wool
Sheared animal fiber
textile · woven · flannel · silk · cotton · polyester · bolt · yard goods · mill · loom
Highlands
Named elevated regions
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
kilt · sporran · ceilidh · thistle · Loch Ness · haggis · Burns Night · Highland Games · whisky · caber toss
family
Related people together
crest · motto · chieftain · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · house · descent · registry · sett
kilt
Wrapped Highland garment
waistcoat · sash · blanket · throw · ribbon · trim · punk · plaid shirt · preppy · grunge
- ScotlandGlasgow, Edinburgh, Highlands, whisky, bagpipes
- Scottish culturebagpipes, kilts, haggis, Highland Games, clans
- fabric patternsfloral print, pinstripes, geometric print, herringbone, houndstooth
- Scottish thingshaggis, shortbread, Scotch whisky, kilt, Irn-Bru
- textile craftssewing, knitting, weaving, quilting, embroidery
- Celtic CultureCelts, Celtic cross, Celtic knots, Celtic knot, Celtic music
- tartan kiltsPleated Scottish plaid garments
- tartan patternsCrisscrossed Scottish textile designs
- clan tartansDistinctive Scottish family patterns
- tartan scarfCheckered fabric neckpiece
- Scottish tartanPatterned cloth of clans
- tartan blanketPatterned Scottish wool covering