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tartan

Woollen cloth woven in specific chequered patterns individual to Scottish clans, with stripes of different widths and colours crisscrossing on a coloured background; it is used in making skirts, kilts, trousers, and other articles of clothing.

Developed in the 17th century, tartan was banned after the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, and not legalized again until 1782.
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In 1815, the first register of official clan tartans was drawn up.
Check out a WORLD OF TARTAN; From taxi cabs to trousers, and ski wear ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
There are regimental tartans, such as the Black Watch or Gordon tartans, as well as clan tartans and Welsh and Irish tartans.
WE DRESS THE STARS by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Because there already is an official Tartan Army kilt and it's popular with thousands of the guys and many of the guys wear their own clan tartans already so why should they swap it for something with no tartan?
Tartan Army gets new kilt; ..ER, BUT THERE'S NO TARTAN IN IT by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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