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Glenurquhart, Glen Urquhart|glɛˈnɜːkət|
[f. Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire.]
A Scottish district check (see quot. 1956). Also attrib.
1923Daily Mail 23 Apr. 8 Checked materials are not in fashion, with perhaps the exception of brown Glenurquharts—of which the nicest carry a red line or overcheck. 1944C. Mackenzie North Wind of Love i. 10 This remark came from a lanky young man..in plus-fours of a modest Glen Urquhart tweed. 1956M. B Picken Fashion Dict. 255/1 (caption) Glenurquhart Plaid. Squares of small woven checks alternated with squares of larger checks, in one or two muted colors with white. 1959M. Steen Tower i. vii. 93 A dapper little character in Glenurquhart tweed. 1967R. Wilkinson Pressure Men x. 95 She wore a green glenurquhart check two-piece suit. |