EuroLex/E/Tartan 1

tartan1


 * Original language: English
 * Original form and meaning: 1 'a pattern of coloured stripes crossing at right angles, esp. the distinctive plaid worn by scottish Highlanders to denote their clan', 2 'woollen cloth in this pattern'

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


 * Annotations: * DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.; ** CODEE = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by T.F. Hoad (1986), Oxford: Clarendon.


 * Information on Other Languages: Romanian: tartan [tartan],via French, mid19c, meaning: the same as in English, status: not (or no longer) recognized as English (technical); Russian: tartan, beg 20c, meaning: 2, status: known, but foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Bulgarian: tartan, 20c, meaning: 2, status: known, but foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Albanian: tarton, beg20c, meaning: 2, status: restricted use: regional;

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