tartan

Example Sentences

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Among the White House visitors shown in the drawings are a Scottish military officer wearing a tartan kilt, a woman wearing a yellow dress and a sash reading “Miss America,” and U.S.

From New York Times

On TV, we had the White Heather Club - women in white frocks and tartan sashes dancing impossibly complicated reels and strathspeys; men in kilts playing accordions and singing kitsch songs about exile and nostalgia.

From BBC

Nova Twins, up for best group, wore stunning dresses framed by hoop petticoats and adorned with safety pins and tartan, adding a splash of colour to the red carpet.

From BBC

Rounding out the collection is the Legion Vest in tartan fleece, available in adult and youth sizes.

From Los Angeles Times

Nestled in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, the Fife Arms looks like a film set for a winter romance with its dark wood, taxidermy, tartan and tweed.

From New York Times