[tahr-tn] 
| 1. | a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid. |
| 2. | a design of such a plaid known by the name of the clan wearing it. |
| 3. | any plaid. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or resembling tartan. |
| 5. | made of tartan. |
| tar·tan 1 (tär'tn) n.
[Middle English tartane, possibly from Old French tiretaine, linsey-woolsey, probably from tiret, a kind of cloth, from tire, silk cloth, from Latin Tyrius, Tyrian (cloth), from Tyrus, Tyre.] tar'tan adj. |
| tar·tan 2 (tär'tn, tär-tān') n. A small, single-masted Mediterranean ship with a large lateen sail. [French tartane, from Provençal tartano, from Old Provençal tartana, buzzard, of imitative origin.] |
TARTAN
A simple language proposed to meet the Ironman requirements.
["TARTAN - Language Design for the Ironman Requirements: Reference Manual", Mary Shaw et al, SIGPLAN Notices 13(9):36-58 (Sep 1978)].
(1995-01-05)
Tartan
an Assyrian word, meaning "the commander-in-chief." (1.) One of Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17). (2.) One of Sargon's generals (Isa. 20:1).