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argyle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈɑɹ.ɡaɪl/ (US)
  • /ˈɑː.ɡaɪl/ (UK)

Etymology

From the Argyll branch of the Scottish Campbell clan, named after their tartan.

Meanings

  1. a pattern of diamond-shaped areas on a solid background; used especially of knitwear
  2. a sock having this pattern
  3. (historical) A type of gravy warmer.

Forms

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Translations (6)

is skoskt tíglamynstur (pattern) · de Argyle-Muster (pattern) · ja アーガイル (pattern) · es diseño de rombos (pattern) · ru аргайл (pattern) · fi Argyle-kuvio (pattern)