/'tɑ:tn; `tɑrtn/
n
1 [C, U] pattern of coloured stripes crossing at right angles, esp one associated with a Scottish clan 花格图案（尤指与苏格兰家族有关的）.
2 [U] woollen fabric woven in such a pattern 彩色格呢; 苏格兰格呢
*[attrib 作定语] a tartan skirt 彩色格呢裙.

n
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from Old French tiretaine type of cloth]
[U and C]
a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern
American Equivalent: plaid
　the MacGregor tartan (=the special pattern worn by the MacGregor family)
>tartanadj
　a tartan scarf