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SHEPHERD'S (OR SHEPHERD) TARTAN

\ʃˈɛpədz ɔː ʃˈɛpəd tˈɑːtən], \ʃˈɛpədz ɔː ʃˈɛpəd tˈɑːtən], \ʃ_ˈɛ_p_ə_d_z__ ɔː ʃ_ˈɛ_p_ə_d__ t_ˈɑː_t_ə_n]\

Definitions of SHEPHERD'S (OR SHEPHERD) TARTAN

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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(a) A kind of small check pattern in cloth, woven with black and white warp and weft; (b) a kind of cloth, generally woollen, woven in this pattern-generally made into shepherd's plaids, and often into trouserings, etc.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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