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argyle

argyle

5 7.8
A pattern of colored diamonds used on knitted clothes like socks or sweaters
  • noun
  • /ˈɑrɡaɪl/
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  • That guy's wearing argyle socks.
  • argyle socks
  • argyle sweater
  • argyle vest

Examples

  • So I'm going for like knee high and over the knee Argyle socks with like Mary Jane sandals, which I think will look really cute.

  • The boy, resplendent in a yellow and green argyle sweater, also sleeps.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • His feet were still wet, inside his argyle socks.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The hot item this season is Wave argyle socks.

    Blog text (26)

  • I like argyle sweater vests.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • He was wearing a red argyle sweater and tan trousers.

    Sixteen Candles (1984)

  • Who wears argyle socks?

    Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

  • The UGG Classic Cardy combines a classic prep argyle pattern and cozy UGG Mayfaire sweater knit for the coolest, comfiest, casual look.

    Blog text (14)

  • He wore a stylish sweater with an argyle pattern for the dinner party.

  • She decided to buy a pair of cozy argyle socks to wear in the winter.

Synonyms

sock
vsargyle
545 1.0

A soft covering for your foot and lower part of the leg worn inside a shoe

refers to that design or to a patterned foot covering
argyll
vsargyle
1 9.9

A pattern of colored diamonds on a plain background

also names either that design or a foot covering with that design

Surface Forms

argyle singular
argyles plural

Etymology

Argyle comes from the Scottish region Argyll and from the checked cloth worn there, and knitters turned parts of that cloth into a diamond design. So argyle now means the diamond pattern often seen on socks and sweaters.