Etymology
Origin of plaided
Example Sentences
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The five were there, however, in green plaided delaines with broad lace collars and large flat shell-cameo breastpins with scroll-work settings: they presented an imposing appearance to the eyes of all.
From Anne by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
Above their half-puttees showed the brilliantly plaided tops of their stockings.
From Italy at War and the Allies in the West by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)
“And I would sooner he were a plaided herd,” cried Archie, with sudden bitterness.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis
In the first of the above figures, representing a promenade costume, we have a high dress of rich silk; the skirt has plaided tucks woven in the material; it is long, and very full.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
Indeed, it seemed to us they swaggered in the town, like plaided Highlanders upon the streets of Inverness, conscious of barbaric virtues.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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