argyll
Speech parts
1. argyll - Noun
2. Argyll - Proper noun
Meaning
a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)
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
a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
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Another is that the bridge was seized by a party of Argyll Militia who were involved in a skirmish when blocking the crossing of retreating Jacobites.
Argyll and Bute covers the second largest area, and has the highest number of inhabited islands, of all Scotland’s councils making services more expensive to deliver.
Argyll and Bute was reckoned to have a population of 86,260, compared to more than 235,500 living in the Highland Council area.
An organisation dedicated to promoting the benefits of playing the pipes has donated money to Argyll and Bute Council.
Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell said: ‘The rules and the need are very clear.
Argyll residents are to be encouraged to grow their own food as the local authority adopts its first community food growing strategy.