buffalo plaid

noun

a plaid with large blocks formed by the intersection of two different-color yarns, typically red and black.

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Nearby words

buffalo fish, buffalo gnat, buffalo grass, buffalo grove, buffalo neck, buffalo plaid, buffalo robe, buffalo soldier, buffalo soldiers, buffalo wing, buffalofish

Origin of buffalo plaid

First recorded in 1945–50

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