Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†CURTAN, n. (See quot.)Highl. 1803 Trans. Highl. Soc. II. 243:
The principal kinds of cloth which are made in the Highlands are . . . and plain milled plaiding termed curtan.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Curtan n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/curtan>
