Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.
- noun Cloth woven or printed with this pattern.
- adjective Having a pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.
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- noun A
fabric pattern containing squares of dark lines on a light background
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He teams hefty tweeds with tattersall, checks and plaids and brown suede shoes, sometimes with a bright sweater-vest.
Roger Stone: StoneZone's 2011 Best and Worst Dressed Roger Stone 2012
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Jim Cole/Associated Press Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney went tieless when kicking off his candidacy on June 2 in Stratham, N.H. Giving an informal air to the formal announcement, he wore a roomy shirt in a tattersall pattern—a plaid first used in 18th-century British horse blankets.
Campaign Casual 2011
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Giving an informal air to the formal announcement, he wore a roomy shirt in a tattersall pattern—a plaid first used in 18th-century British horse blankets—with sleeves "rolled as if he had entered an impromptu hot-dog-eating contest," wrote Kurt Soller , Esquire's style editor.
Candidates Figure What Voters Need From Them Is a Good Dressing Down Elizabeth Williamson 2011
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He teams hefty tweeds with tattersall, checks and plaids and brown suede shoes, sometimes with a bright sweater-vest.
Roger Stone: StoneZone's 2011 Best and Worst Dressed Roger Stone 2012
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Gao dressed and acted like a Silicon Valley moneyman rather than one from Wall Street — open-necked tattersall shirt, muted plaid jacket, dark slacks, scuffed walking shoes.
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Gao dressed and acted like a Silicon Valley moneyman rather than one from Wall Street — open-necked tattersall shirt, muted plaid jacket, dark slacks, scuffed walking shoes.
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He may add a shirt with tattersall or windowpane checks and a striped tie, for example, to make the suit look "more interesting."
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Gao dressed and acted like a Silicon Valley moneyman rather than one from Wall Street — open-necked tattersall shirt, muted plaid jacket, dark slacks, scuffed walking shoes.
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Gao dressed and acted like a Silicon Valley moneyman rather than one from Wall Street — open-necked tattersall shirt, muted plaid jacket, dark slacks, scuffed walking shoes.
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He's relaxed, dressed Miami-style in slacks, a tattersall shirt and no tie.
Republicans Must Be a National Party Fred Barnes 2009
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