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]