plaid

[ plad ]

/ plæd /

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noun

any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.

a pattern of this kind.

a long, rectangular piece of cloth, usually with such a pattern and worn across the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders.

adjective

having the pattern of a plaid.

RELATED WORDS

tartan, variegated, checked

Nearby words

plague, the, plagues of egypt, plaguesome, plaguy, plaice, plaid, plaid cymru, plaided, plain, plain as day, plain bearing

Origin of plaid

1505–15; < Scots Gaelic plaide blanket, plaid (def 3)

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In an instant La Louve, who had quickly flown at her lover's second command, returned wrapped in a plaid mantle.
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Here, too, there was no sign of the plaid ulster which now seemed to me to bear some relation to the mystery.
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I now raked out the fire and all the mortuary remains of insects, and then laid down a plaid thrice doubled for softness.
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British Dictionary definitions for plaid

plaid

/ (plæd, pleɪd) /

noun

a long piece of cloth of a tartan pattern, worn over the shoulder as part of Highland costume

a crisscross weave or cloth
(as modifier)a plaid scarf

Word Origin for plaid

C16: from Scottish Gaelic plaide, of obscure origin

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