shepherd check

Japanese: shepherd check(英語表記)shepherdcheck
shepherd check

…There are many types and variations, but the main ones are Shepherd's Check, Glen Feshie, Glen Urquhart, Coigach, Lovat, and Prince of Wales. (1) Shepherd check In the late 18th century, new landowners introduced sheep farming to the Highlands and employed shepherds from the Borders. The traditional cloth they wore was a four-yard long check of six black and six white threads (houndstooth), from which the name was derived. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "shepherd check" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…多くの種類とそのバリエーションがあるが,おもなものに,シェパード・チェック,グレン・フェシー,グレン・アーカート,コイガッハ,ロバット,プリンス・オブ・ウェールズなどがある。 (1)シェパード・チェックshepherd check 18世紀後半,新興土地所有者がハイランドに牧羊を導入し,そのためにボーダー地区の羊飼いたちを雇用した。彼らが身にまとっていた4ヤード丈の伝統的な布は,黒糸6本・白糸6本の綾織によるチェック(いわゆる千鳥格子)で,そのためにこの名が由来した。…

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