ARGYLE

argyle, argyll

(noun) a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)

argyle, argyll

(noun) 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

argyll, argyle

(noun) a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

argyle (plural argyles)

a pattern of diamond-shaped areas on a solid background; used especially of knitwear

a sock having this pattern

Anagrams

• Gayler, lagery

Proper noun

Argyle

(archaic) Alternative spelling of Argyll

Noun

Argyle

Alternative letter-case form of argyle

Anagrams

• Gayler, lagery

Source: Wiktionary



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