argyle

Plural: argyles

Noun

• A pattern of diamond shapes in two or more colors.
• a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
• 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
• a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)
• a pattern of diamond-shaped areas on a solid background; used especially of knitwear
• a sock having this pattern
• A type of gravy warmer.

Examples

• His rack was a messy argyle of consonants and vowels.

Synonyms

argyll