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argus pheasant
argy-bargy
argyle
Argyle, Lake
argyll
Argyll and Bute
Argyll Robertson pupil
arhat
Århus
aria
Ariadne
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argyle

ar·gyle [ r gīl, aar gl ] or ar·gyll [ r gīl, aar gl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with diamond pattern: knitted with a pattern of colored diamond shapes



noun  (plural ar·gyles) (plural ar·gylls)
Definition:
 
sock or sweater with diamond pattern: a sock or sweater made in an argyle design

[Mid-20th century. < being based on the tartan of Campbells from Argyll in Scotland]
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