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plaid

[ plad ]

noun

  1. any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
  2. a pattern of this kind.
  3. a long, rectangular piece of cloth, usually with such a pattern and worn across the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders.


adjective

  1. having the pattern of a plaid.

plaid

/ plæd; pleɪd /

noun

  1. a long piece of cloth of a tartan pattern, worn over the shoulder as part of Highland costume
    1. a crisscross weave or cloth
    2. ( as modifier )

      a plaid scarf

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plaid1

1505–15; < Scots Gaelic plaide blanket, plaid plaid ( def 3 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plaid1

C16: from Scottish Gaelic plaide, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

It was wild; there were crazy prints — plaids, leopard spots — in my favorite colors.

Dressed in a dark velvet jacket with just a hint of a plaid pattern, he doesn’t wear the exhaustion of international travel on his face.

Det Baasbank says the woman was wearing brown plaid leggings and red shiny patent shoes – “unusual if you are going for a walk on the beach”.

From BBC

With the 85-year-old sitting quietly in a blue sweater and gray plaid blazer next to his defense team, Assistant U.S.

Style its classic plaid and striped patterns with a comfy tee and under a pair of baggy jeans.

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