Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "argyle" tana nufin wani nau'i na tubalan masu siffar lu'u-lu'u, yawanci tare da layukan diagonal da ke gudana ta cikin su, waɗanda aka saba saka su cikin rigar ko safa. Kalmar “argyle” kuma tana iya nufin wani nau’in yadudduka da aka saƙa ko kuma wani nau’in ɗinkin saƙa mai siffar lu’u-lu’u da ake amfani da shi don ƙirƙirar ƙirar. Kalmar “argyle” galibi tana da alaƙa da al’adun Scotland, kamar yadda aka ce tsarin ya samo asali ne a garin Argyle na Scotland.