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/ˈärˌgīl/,
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argyles, plural;
  1. A pattern composed of diamonds of various colors on a plain background, used in knitted garments such as sweaters and socks

  2. A sock with such a pattern

  1. argyll: a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
  2. a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland
  3. a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)
  4. Argyle is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Berwyn and Lawrence stations on the Red Line, which runs from Rogers Park at Chicago's northern city limits, through downtown Chicago, to Roseland. ...
  5. Argyle is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
  6. The argyle (occasionally argyll) pattern is made of diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement. The word is sometimes used to refer to an individual diamond in the design but more commonly refers to the overall pattern. ...
  7. Sunset Tower, previously known as The St. James's Club, The Argyle, and The Sunset Tower Hotel, is a historic building and hotel located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Designed in 1929 by architect Leland A. ...
  8. A pattern designed with different color diamond shapes knit into a fabric.
  9. A design featuring interlinking diamond shapes of varying colors, in a diagonal checkerboard pattern. Thought to have been derived from the tartan of Clan Campbell, og Argyll, Scotland.
  10. Typically a diamond pattern woven into a garment.
  11. The preppy, diamond pattern you see on socks and sweaters, sometimes worn by professors and ostentatious golfers. Named after the region in western Scotland, home of the specific tartan from which it spawned.
  12. Knitted design of solid diamond blocks contrasted in a pattern, often used for socks and jumpers. The pattern Traditionally originates from the town of Argyle in Scotland. examples
  13. The Argyle Mine is located in Australia and was opened in 1985. 650 million carats have been produced by open cast mining and the Argyle mine is famous for "Fancy Colored Diamonds".
  14. A popular design for knitted fabrics, both hand and machine knit. Two or three colors generally are used in a diamond-shaped pattern.
  15. Geometrically knit pattern that produces a balanced design of multi-colored diamond figures against a solid color background.
  16. Used on hose and sweaters, argyle has large diamonds in bright colors with contrasting diagonal overstripes.
  17. Multicolored diamond pattern, usually in wool, originally knitted in England on hand frames, now made in America on machines; socks, sweaters, ties.
  18. A style of knit characterized by different colors of interlocking symmetrical diamonds and diagonal lines, executed in stockinette.
  19. A design of various colored diamond shaped blocks on a single colored ground, usually crossed by lines in a diamond shape. Popular in sweaters and hosiery.
  20. (I.) Formerly known as South Side Lake Ainslie, in the year 1893 by an Act of Parliament was changed to its present name. Brown, 1922
  21. A pattern of knitting featuring varicolored diamond shapes on a solid background. Popularized by early golf wear. Perhaps Scottish in origin. A preppy look. Used most often in sweaters and socks.