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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tar·tan /ˈtɑrtṇ/
 格子呢,方格花紋,單桅帆船之一種(a.)格子呢的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tar·tan n.  Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern.
    MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan.   --Sir W. Scott.
    The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London with hatred.   --Macaulay.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tar·tan, n.  Naut. A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tartan
      n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: plaid]

From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 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).

From: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

 Tartan, a general (official title)