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argyle
(är′gīl′)
adjective
knitted or woven in a pattern of diamond-shaped figures of different colors
Origin: after Argyll: the pattern is adapted from a clan tartan of Argyll
noun
argyle socks
See argyle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ar·gyll
noun- A knitting pattern of varicolored, diamond-shaped areas on a solid background.
- A sock knit in this pattern.
Origin:
Origin: After Clan Campbell of Argyle, Argyll, a former county of western Scotland, originally from the pattern of their tartan
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