tartan
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The Ramones had songs based on “Saturday Night,” and they dressed in the tartan plaids of Queens, which is the black leather jackets.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
William watched as his wife, Catherine, known as Kate, tried her hand at helping weave a two-mile-long tartan scarf at a mental health charity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The 30-year-old designer says she wants to maintain this pride in traditional tartan but with a fashionable, ready-to-wear approach.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The late London-born designer Alexander McQueen often used tartan in his garments - a nod to his own Scottish heritage.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
His eyes were popping, a tic was going in one of his pouchy cheeks, and the tartan scarf didn’t help.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing tartan
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu
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