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noun
A woolen fabric with a woven twill design of large and small checks, usually in muted colours such as black or grey and white.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: glenurquhart
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named from the valley of Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire, Scotland, where it was used in the 19th century by the Countess of Seafield to outfit her gamekeepers.
