lovat

lovat
/luv"euht/, n.
a grayish blend of colors, esp. of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
[1905-10; prob. after Thomas Alexander Fraser, Lord Lovat (1802-75), who popularized tweeds in muted colors as hunters' dress]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lovat — may refer to:* River Lovat, a river in England * Lovat River, a river in Russia * Lord Lovat, a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Lovat Shinty Club, a shinty club from Kiltarlity, Scotland * Lovat Inc, a Canadian company dealing in Tunnel Boring …   Wikipedia

  • Lovat — Les plus anciennes mentions en France situent le nom dans l Isère. Sens incertain, mais il devrait s agir d un toponyme, si on en croit la forme de Lovat , rencontrée au XVe siècle. Un hameau s appelle Lovat à Lescheraines (73). Un rapport avec… …   Noms de famille

  • lovat — [luv′ət] n. [prob. after Lovat, locality in the shire of INVERNESS] a variegated color, chiefly green, with shades of blue, gray, etc., characteristic of some tweeds …   English World dictionary

  • Lovat — Lovat, Fluß, so v.w. Lowat …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lovat — 55° 50′ 40″ N 30° 17′ 18″ E / 55.8444, 30.2883 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lovat — This surname, of English or Scottish origin, and found chiefly in Staffordshire, can be either a nickname from the Anglo Norman French lo(u)vet , meaning wolfcub or young wolf , or it can be a locational name from Lovat near Beauly, Inverness,… …   Surnames reference

  • lovat — [ lʌvət] (also lovat green) noun a muted green used especially in tweed and woollen garments. Origin early 20th cent.: from Lovat, a place in Highland Scotland …   English new terms dictionary

  • lovat — noun Etymology: probably from T. A. Fraser, Lord Lovat died 1875 Scottish nobleman who popularized muted tweeds Date: 1907 a predominantly dusty color mixture (as of green) in fabrics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Lovat’ — Sp Lòvatė Ap Ловать/Lovat’ L u. Š Baltarusijoje ir RF Pskovo, Naugardo sr …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • lovat — lov•at [[t]ˈlʌv ət[/t]] n. cvb tex a grayish blend of colors, esp. of green, used in textiles • Etymology: 1905–10; prob. after Thomas Alexander Fraser, Lord Lovat (1802–75), who popularized tweeds in muted colors as hunters dress …   From formal English to slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”