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

A music legend who was also in the crowd that day, wearing a tartan scarf, was behind Scotland's official song.

From BBC

Wearing a corset, for example, can be contentious, as can a tartan kilt or a real fur coat.

From Los Angeles Times

The group became known for their tartan outfits and for other pop hits, including “Shang-a-Lang” and two No. 1 British hits, “Bye, Bye, Baby” and “Give a Little Love.”

From Washington Post