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title: tartan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tartan» in the school dictionary: Tartan is a pattern of coloured stripes crossing each other at right angles, making squares; it is woven into woollen cloth, especially in Scotland. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tartan

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**Who acts:** Tartan, coloured stripes, pattern, one particular pattern, He, Scottish clan · **What happens:** be, cross, make, weave, belong, describe · **To what, where:** pattern, each, right angles, squares, Tartan, woollen cloth

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«tartan» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tartan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tartan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tartan is a pattern of coloured stripes crossing each other at right angles, making squares; it is woven into woollen cloth, especially in Scotland.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:m1:1
# text = Tartan is a pattern of coloured stripes crossing each other at right angles, making squares; it is woven into woollen cloth, especially in Scotland.
1	Tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	8	obj	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	fixed	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	conj	_	_
16	squares	square	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
21	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	woollen	woollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tartan | a pattern |  |  |  | of coloured stripes | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund | coloured stripes *not said here* | each |  | right angles |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | coloured stripes *not said here* | squares |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset square=Product |
| 4 | **weave** | present · passive | a pattern *not said here* | Tartan |  | woollen cloth |  | in Scotland | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into cloth=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tartan is one particular pattern belonging to a Scottish clan (family group), region or organisation.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:m2:1
# text = A tartan is one particular pattern belonging to a Scottish clan (family group), region or organisation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	clan	clan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tartan | one particular pattern |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | gerund | one particular pattern *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a Scottish clan | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tartan describes things made of this cloth: a tartan kilt, a tartan scarf.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:m3:1
# text = Tartan describes things made of this cloth: a tartan kilt, a tartan scarf.
1	Tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	tartan	tartan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	kilt	kilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	tartan	tartan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Tartan | things  a tartan kilt and a tartan scarf |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | things  a tartan kilt and a tartan scarf *not said here* |  |  |  | of this cloth | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wore a tartan kilt at the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x1:1
# text = He wore a tartan kilt at the wedding.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tartan	tartan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kilt	kilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | He | a tartan kilt |  | the wedding |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent kilt=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every Scottish clan has its own tartan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x2:1
# text = Every Scottish clan has its own tartan.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	clan	clan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every Scottish clan | clan's own tartan |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tartan=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma wrapped a tartan rug around her knees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x3:1
# text = Grandma wrapped a tartan rug around her knees.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tartan	tartan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rug	rug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past | Grandma | a tartan rug |  | Grandma's knees |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rug=Theme around knee=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tartan pattern has lines that cross at right angles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x4:1
# text = The tartan pattern has lines that cross at right angles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tartan	tartan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cross	cross	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the tartan pattern | lines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |
| 2 | **cross** | present | lines |  |  | right angles |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class designed a new tartan for our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x5:1
# text = Our class designed a new tartan for our school.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	designed	design	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | past | Our class | a new tartan |  |  |  | for our school | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent tartan=Result for school=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tartan Army sang loudly at the football match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x6:1
# text = The Tartan Army sang loudly at the football match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tartan	Tartan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Army	Army	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the Tartan Army |  |  | the football match |  | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at match=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shortbread tin was covered in red tartan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x7:1
# text = The shortbread tin was covered in red tartan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shortbread	shortbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the shortbread tin |  |  |  | in red tartan | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in tartan=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tartan was once banned in the Scottish Highlands for a time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tartan:x8:1
# text = Tartan was once banned in the Scottish Highlands for a time.
1	Tartan	tartan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Highlands	Highland	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | past · passive |  | Tartan |  | the Scottish Highlands | time | once *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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