argyle

See also: Argyle

English

Argyle socks.

Etymology

From the Argyll branch of the Scottish Campbell clan, named after their tartan.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɡaɪl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.ɡaɪl/

Noun

argyle (plural argyles)

1. a pattern of diamond-shaped areas on a solid background; used especially of knitwear
2. a sock having this pattern

Translations

pattern

• Finnish: Argyle-kuvio
• German: Argyle-Muster n
• Icelandic: skoskt tíglamynstur n
• Japanese: アーガイル (āgairu)
• Russian: аргайл m (argajl)
• Spanish: diseño de rombos m

Anagrams

• Gayler, Graley, lagery