Main Entry:

ar·gyle

Variant(s):

also ar·gyll \ˈär-ˌgī(-ə)l, är-ˈ\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often capitalized

Etymology:

Argyle, Argyll, branch of the Scottish clan of Campbell, from whose tartan the design was adapted

Date:

1899

: a geometric knitting pattern of varicolored diamonds in solid and outline shapes on a single background color ; also : a sock knit in this pattern

[argyle illustration]