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Definition: Argyle |
ArgyleNoun1. A sock knitted or woven with a diamond-shaped pattern. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "argyle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references) |
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Literature | Argyle (2 syl.) - of whom Thompson says, in his Autumn (928--30) - "On thee, Argyle, Her hope, her stay, her darling, and her boast, Thy fond, imploring country turns her eye - " Was John, the great duke, who lived only two years after he succeeded to the dukedom. Pope (Ep. Sat. ii. 86, 87) says - "Argyle the state's whole thunder born to wield, And shake alike the senate and the field." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Argyle is the name of some places in the United States of America:(These places are likely to have been named for Argyll in Scotland, though spelled differently.)
- Argyle, New York
- Argyle, Texas
Argyle is also a surname, for example of:
- Michael Argyle, British social psychologist
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Argyle is a town located in Washington County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,688.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 149.7 km² (57.8 mi²). 146.8 km² (56.7 mi²) of it is land and 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.92% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,688 people, 1,313 households, and 1,000 families residing in the town. The population density is 25.1/km² (65.1/mi²). There are 1,798 housing units at an average density of 12.2 persons/km² (31.7 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.94% White, 0.22% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,313 households out of which 37.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% are married couples living together, 8.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 23.8% are non-families. 17.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.07. In the town the population is spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $41,133, and the median income for a family is $44,414. Males have a median income of $32,253 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $20,403. 7.6% of the population and 5.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.3% are under the age of 18 and 7.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle (town), New York."
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Argyle is a town located in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 479.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²). 92.2 km² (35.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.14% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 479 people, 178 households, and 145 families residing in the town. The population density is 5.2/km² (13.5/mi²). There are 210 housing units at an average density of 2.3 persons/km² (5.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.66% White, 0.21% African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. 1.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 178 households out of which 33.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% are married couples living together, 3.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 18.0% are non-families. 14.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.69 and the average family size is 2.97. In the town the population is spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 118.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,519, and the median income for a family is $40,500. Males have a median income of $30,000 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,609. 12.5% of the population and 9.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.6% are under the age of 18 and 4.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle (town), Wisconsin."
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Argyle is a village located in Washington County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 289.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 289 people, 118 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density is 310.0/km² (810.9/mi²). There are 132 housing units at an average density of 141.6 persons/km² (370.4 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.92% White, 0.35% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 2.08% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 118 households out of which 30.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% are married couples living together, 11.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.4% are non-families. 25.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 2.94. In the village the population is spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $36,500, and the median income for a family is $41,667. Males have a median income of $24,792 versus $26,563 for females. The per capita income for the village is $18,396. 10.5% of the population and 8.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.7% are under the age of 18 and 3.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle (village), New York."
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Argyle is a village located in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 823.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 823 people, 343 households, and 214 families residing in the village. The population density is 529.6/km² (1,361.0/mi²). There are 365 housing units at an average density of 234.9 persons/km² (603.6 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 99.88% White, 0.12% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 343 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 37.6% are non-families. 31.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 3.01. In the village the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $36,103, and the median income for a family is $44,063. Males have a median income of $28,029 versus $22,434 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,974. 8.7% of the population and 6.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.5% are under the age of 18 and 10.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle (village), Wisconsin."
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Argyle is a town located in Clinch County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 151.Geography
Argyle is located at 31°4'26" North, 82°38'57" West (31.073938, -82.649276)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 151 people, 49 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density is 33.9/km² (87.8/mi²). There are 64 housing units at an average density of 14.4/km² (37.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 73.51% White, 19.87% African American, 2.65% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.97% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 49 households out of which 40.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% are married couples living together, 14.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% are non-families. 20.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.08 and the average family size is 3.56. In the town the population is spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $26,250, and the median income for a family is $30,250. Males have a median income of $25,000 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $7,672. 32.5% of the population and 37.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 49.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle, Georgia."
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Argyle is an unorganized territory located in Penobscot County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the unorganized territory had a total population of 253.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 69.2 km² (26.7 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 253 people, 95 households, and 64 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density is 3.7/km² (9.5/mi²). There are 124 housing units at an average density of 1.8/km² (4.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory is 95.65% White, 0.00% African American, 3.95% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 95 households out of which 33.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% are married couples living together, 4.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% are non-families. 23.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.66 and the average family size is 3.19. In the unorganized territory the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.5 males. The median income for a household in the unorganized territory is $35,714, and the median income for a family is $43,750. Males have a median income of $27,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory is $14,359. 8.1% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.3% are under the age of 18 and 29.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle, Maine."
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Argyle is a city located in Marshall County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 656.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²). 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 656 people, 255 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density is 164.5/km² (424.9/mi²). There are 284 housing units at an average density of 71.2/km² (184.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.27% White, 0.15% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.20% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 4.57% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 255 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% are married couples living together, 4.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% are non-families. 28.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.15. In the city the population is spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $36,154, and the median income for a family is $42,361. Males have a median income of $31,985 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,974. 15.2% of the population and 13.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.0% are under the age of 18 and 22.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle, Minnesota."
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Argyle is a town located in Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 164.Geography
Argyle is located at 38°17'40" North, 92°1'28" West (38.294535, -92.024524)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 164 people, 65 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density is 158.3/km² (409.2/mi²). There are 77 housing units at an average density of 74.3/km² (192.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 65 households out of which 35.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% are married couples living together, 10.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% are non-families. 27.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.52 and the average family size is 3.09. In the town the population is spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 78.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $23,750, and the median income for a family is $29,688. Males have a median income of $26,406 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,274. 15.7% of the population and 12.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 17.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle, Missouri."
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Argyle is a city located in Denton County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,365.Geography
Argyle is located at 33°6'59" North, 97°11'8" West (33.116422, -97.185461)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.9 km² (11.1 mi²). 28.9 km² (11.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.09% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,365 people, 787 households, and 694 families residing in the city. The population density is 82.0/km² (212.3/mi²). There are 818 housing units at an average density of 28.4/km² (73.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.52% White, 0.17% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.45% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 4.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 787 households out of which 44.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.1% are married couples living together, 5.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 11.7% are non-families. 8.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.01 and the average family size is 3.19. In the city the population is spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $91,161, and the median income for a family is $94,309. Males have a median income of $58,500 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $39,791. 3.4% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.4% are under the age of 18 and 6.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Argyle, Texas."
Synonym: ArgyleSynonym: argyles (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Merry Christmas, Argyle. (Die Hard; writing credit: Jeb Stuart) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Argyle Secrets (1948) | |
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 | Steamer Argyle, 1000 Islands. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | British cruiser Argyle [sic] (Admiral Seymour's flag ship). Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Argyle" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Argyle" is used about 106 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 106 | 31,637 |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "argyle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Argyle | Last name | 300 | 29,367 |
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| USA | Hearst Argyle Television Incorporation |
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1. Argyle, GA (town, FIPS 2844) 2. Argyle, IA 3. Argyle, MN (city, FIPS 2134) 4. Argyle, MO (town, FIPS 1828) 5. Argyle, NY (village, FIPS 2550) 6. Argyle, TX (city, FIPS 3768) 7. Argyle, WI (village, FIPS 2650) |
Expression using "argyle": Argyle gimp. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "argyle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | snoreagraman (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
Dutch | argyle gimp (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
French | ganse façonnée (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
German | Bogengimpe (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
Greek | πασμαντερί (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
Italian | cordoncino operato (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | わが国 (arc, architecture, archive, archiver, argument, argyle check, be excited, bustling, creepy crawly, get nervous, hiragana for "we", hiragana for "wi", our country, our land, shuffling, slit, squirming, tremble, vagina, vulva). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | アーガイル . (various references) | |
Manx | Oirr ny Gaeil. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | argyleay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | fita para galões (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
Spanish | cinta argyle (Argyle gimp). (various references) | |
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Words beginning with "argyle": argyles. (additional references) | |
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"Argyle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agryl, argile, argine, argl, argle, Argule, argy, argyll, argylt, Argyre, arugula, Aryle, Namgyel, Rayle. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-g-l-r-y" | |
-1 letter: agley, argle, early, gayer, glare, glary, gyral, lager, large, layer, leary, regal, relay, yager. | |
-2 letters: aery, ager, agly, aryl, earl, egal, eyra, gale, gear, gley, gray, grey, gyre, lear, lyre, rage, rale, real, rely, yare, year. | |
-3 letters: age, ale, are, aye, ear, era, erg, gae, gal, gar, gay, gel, gey, lag, lar, lay. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-g-l-r-y" | |
+1 letter: allergy, angerly, argyles, eagerly, gallery, gravely, greatly, greylag, largely, regally. | |
+2 letters: aerology, allegory, areology, badgerly, beggarly, gargoyle, glaziery, gravelly, greasily, greylags, larynges, layerage, layering, lethargy, meagerly, meagrely, playgoer, raggedly, regality, relaying, yearling, yearlong. | |
+3 letters: agreeably, averagely, clergyman, gargoyled, gargoyles, generally, germanely, glengarry, guardedly, gyroplane, laryngeal, lawyering, layerages, layerings, legendary, legionary, pargyline, parleying, playgoers, regularly, replaying, searingly, strangely, tetralogy, villagery, wearingly, yearlings. | |
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