He spent many an hour playing WoW, dressed in tartan flannel. From Wordnik.com. [In The Run-Up « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
And they're available in tartan, paisley and geometric patterns in a variety of colours. From Wordnik.com. [Loincloths: The New Japanese Fashion Trend] Reference
The ring-leader is a buff, shirtless fellow in tartan punk-pants who calls himself (and I am NOT making this up) "Funktastic.". From Wordnik.com. [Bulletproof Monk] Reference
McCullough said the tartan is a Scottish family plaid with a specific pattern. From Wordnik.com. [thisweeknews.com: RSS]
The site even features a kilt-wearing Cupid and a plaid (aka tartan) background. From Wordnik.com. [ClickZ News Blog] Reference
His tartan was a brilliant crimson and black that blazed among the more sedate MacKenzies in their green and white. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
How can the voter distinguish between three identical headless chickens, especially when they are all dressed in tartan. From Wordnik.com. [Awa' Wi' Ye !] Reference
35 That which is variegated — that is, the tartan. From Wordnik.com. [Chronicles of the Canongate] Reference
A particular kind of tartan hold-all, made exclusive under licence for British Airways. From Wordnik.com. [The Meaning of Liff]
Here is the STV logo again, this time from the silent 'tartan' ident of. From Wordnik.com. [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference
The name of the pattern to which I have been referring is actually "tartan," which you may or may not have heard of. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from The Sun] Reference
Ensign then and now he has his spurs and handles tartan. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
The tartan he wore had more of red in it than that of the other. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
"Mendez?" said the young man in the blue-and-green tartan jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Giveaway] Reference
Argyle's to the tartan, my heart has warmed to an Irishman since that night. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
For a fall cruise, you might try a jazzier dinner jacket in tartan or brocade. From Wordnik.com. [Dressing Up for Nights on a Cruise] Reference
He wore the "trews" of tartan, which in itself showed him a man of consideration. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
When I saw the doll in the tartan outfit, my first thought was; I've got to have it. From Wordnik.com. [Dolls] Reference
"But in any tartan, cousin, you're not going to let yourself be caught," said Argile. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
A stir got up within; a torch flared on the wall, and a voice asked our tartan and business. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
The guy wears elbow patches and blue jeans, the girl's in a short tartan skirt and horn rims. From Wordnik.com. [Manure] Reference
The British designer Vivienne Westwood was the first to give the classic tartan a modern twist. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion: Scottish Style] Reference
Sultan of Egypt at his Palace near Alexandria, his tartan slacks attracting considerable notice. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
"I have a Highland hatred of the running stream, and small notion to sleep a night in wet tartan.". From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Twenty two-foot feet slap-slop down tartan stripes as nylon curls in white, red and green bounce with the effort. From Wordnik.com. [Sports day at the School for Clowns] Reference
The pontiff himself donned a green tartan scarf over his shoulders as he rode through Edinburgh in the Popemobile. From Wordnik.com. [Pope's UK Trip (PHOTOS): Pope Benedict XVI Makes Controversial Visit To Britain] Reference
To this day he wears a McPherson tartan tie, and reveres Robert the Bruce who unified Scotland in the 14th century. From Wordnik.com. [The Warrior] Reference
They then discarded the kilt and adopted the tartan trews which still appear in the full dress uniform of the Regiment. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
I'll give you the benefit of believing that it's not the small discomfort of a journey in wet tartan you vex yourself over. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Outside on a roof terrace, it's even hotter than before, but "Gonzo" is wearing what look suspiciously like tartan slippers. From Wordnik.com. ['Chilly' Gonzales: 'I like to be married to lots of people'] Reference
There came Dan on our best horse, an upstanding raking bay, and in front of him was Belle with the wean in the tartan shawl. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
The Speck Fitted Case iPhone 4, in black tartan, which has a two-piece hard-shell design with a patterned, fabric-like overlay. From Wordnik.com. [The Apple iPhone 4 Case Program: What you need to know] Reference
Saturday afternoons: tartan blanket spread on the pebble beach, transistor radio hissing static, fish paste sandwiches and seagulls. From Wordnik.com. [Family Happenings] Reference
We had unyoked the horses and got astride, and when we came to the gate there was the bonny spaewife carrying a bairn in a tartan shawl. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
The frock he wore was of some tartan pattern, with red and green in it He had white thread socks, and shoes with straps across the instep. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
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