Black-watch
a regiment of Scottish infantry in the British army (so called from the dark colors in their tartan).
the plaid pattern of their tartan.
Historical Examples
A History of the Gipsies Walter Simson
noun
the Black Watch, the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army
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