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tartans.

Clothes made from tartan fabric; specifically, full Highland dress.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑːt(ə)nz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɑɹtn̩z/General-American[-ɾn̩z]General-American/ˈtɑɹt(ə)nz/Scotland
  1. Clothes made from tartan fabric; specifically, full Highland dress.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From tartan + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and plural forms of nouns; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of regular verbs).

noun/ˈtɑːt(ə)nz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɑɹtn̩z/General-American[-ɾn̩z]General-American/ˈtɑɹt(ə)nz/Scotland
  1. plural of tartan

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

From tartan + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and plural forms of nouns; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of regular verbs).

verb/ˈtɑːt(ə)nz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɑɹtn̩z/General-American[-ɾn̩z]General-American/ˈtɑɹt(ə)nz/Scotland
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tartan

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From tartan + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and plural forms of nouns; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of regular verbs).

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