A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
"The captain maneuvered his small tartan through the narrow canal to reach the hidden cove."
A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.
To clothe in tartan.
"The scout leader made sure every new recruit was properly tartaned before they marched into camp."
Having a pattern like a tartan.
"The new winter coat features a bold tartan design inspired by traditional Scottish plaid."
The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.
"The historical novel featured a scene where King Shalmaneser, the tartan of ancient Assyria, inspected his army before battle."