n.
Variant: also ar · gyll
Pronunciation: ' är- ˌ g ī (- ə )l, är- '
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
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