English to afrikaans meaning of

Volgens die Oxford English Dictionary verwys die woord "tartan" na 'n tipe wollap wat in 'n kenmerkende patroon geweef is wat bestaan uit strepe en ruite van verskillende kleure. Die patroon word dikwels geassosieer met Skotland en Skotse kultuur, en baie tartans is spesifiek vir sekere stamme of families. Daarbenewens kan "tartan" ook verwys na 'n kledingstuk wat van hierdie lap gemaak is, soos 'n kilt of 'n serp.

Synonyms

  1. plaid

Sentence Examples

  1. To his left was a slight figure in a close-fitting leather jacket and trousers of dark tartan.
  2. When he opened his eyes Dantès found himself on the deck of the tartan.
  3. She wore a traditional Catholic school uniform with a green-gray tartan design.
  4. The champions stepped bravely in front, some resplendent in bright tartan decorated with ornate jewellery, others in chain-mail and helmet, or with the tails of their leine tied between bare thighs.
  5. This time he was both seen and heard, and the tartan instantly steered towards him.
  6. However, the vessel and the swimmer insensibly neared one another, and in one of its tacks the tartan bore down within a quarter of a mile of him.
  7. Back at his lodgings, he shed his trainers, parked them neatly beside his boots, and slid his feet into his tartan slippers.
  8. The prince rode in front, with his dark hair ruffling to his neck, and his fine linen leine tucked into trousers of subdued tartan.
  9. This oath was no longer a vain menace for the fastest sailor in the Mediterranean would have been unable to overtake the little tartan, that with every stitch of canvas set was flying before the wind to Leghorn.
  10. It was at the brigantine that had left in the morning, and the tartan that had just set sail, that Edmond fixed his eyes.