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Argyll

//ɑː(ɹ)ˈɡaɪl// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute. historical
  2. 2
    A Scottish dukedom.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of argyle. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design wordnet
  3. 3
    a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland wordnet
  4. 4
    a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Earra-Ghàidheal (“land of the Gaels”).

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