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argyle definition

ar·gyle (är′gīl′)

adjective

knitted or woven in a pattern of diamond-shaped figures of different colors

Etymology: after Argyll: the pattern is adapted from a clan tartan of Argyll

noun

argyle socks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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