plaid

American  

[plad] / plæd /

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.

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adjective

1. having the pattern of a plaid.

plaid British  

/ plæd, pleɪd /

noun

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

2. 1. a crisscross weave or cloth

   2. ( as modifier )

      a plaid scarf

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Etymology

Origin of plaid

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

Example Sentences

Angels never wore overalls and plaid shirts in the pictures I’d seen in Sunday school.

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Because this was just a girl around his age, wearing a plaid skirt, sparkly tights, and a T-shirt with a logo from the Fornax Force movies.

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Mr. Berrycloth climbs out in his plaid jacket, patting down piles of windblown hair.

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“See the man in the green plaid pants? The one with the cane in the second row.”

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The door was ajar, and the sight of his bed with the red plaid sheets and the New York Jets pillow he and Tom had gotten after a game immediately made him relax.

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