Pattern
Pattern noun - A unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric).
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Tartan and pattern are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tartan" with "Pattern", this nouns are similar.
Tartan
Tartan noun - A cloth having a crisscross design.
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Oftentimes in cartoons if a character is wearing clothes with a complex pattern, such as plaid or tartan, the pattern on the clothing will retain the same orientation regardless of the positioning of the character.
Source: Unmoving Plaid - It was during this time traditions about Scotland were "invented" (in historian Eric Hobsbawm's phrase) such as "tartan pattern" and the like.
Source: Foreign Culture Fetish - The kilts worn by Tercio Amazonas; it's mentioned that Carrera went to Secordia to personally find a custom tartan pattern that wasn't in use for them.
Source: Literature / Carrera's Legions
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