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Argyle Common

Argyle has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm

"The host carefully poured the piping-hot sauce from his argyle into each guest's bowl before serving the roast."

2

a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland

"The sweater featured a classic argyle design with overlapping diamond shapes in shades of red, blue, and green."

3

a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)

"He slipped on his favorite pair of argyles before heading out for the game."

4

a pattern of diamond-shaped areas on a solid background; used especially of knitwear

"She typed her signature in lowercase letters to match the alternative letter-case style she uses for her name, which is technically an argyle variant if we consider case sensitivity as a pattern."

5

Alternative letter-case form of argyle

Proper Noun
1

Alternative spelling of Argyll

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
gravy boat design sock
Rhyming Words
ayle fyle gyle pyle hyle syle tyle kyle dyle lyle nyle ryle boyle phyle chyle coyle doyle goyle moyle style
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