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plaided

[ plad-id ]

/ ˈplæd ɪd /

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adjective

made of plaid, or having a similar pattern.

wearing a plaid.

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Origin of plaided

First recorded in 1795–1805; plaid + -ed³

Words nearby plaided

plaguesome, plaguy, plaice, plaid, Plaid Cymru, plaided, plain, plain as day, plain bearing, plainchant, plain chocolate

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How to use plaided in a sentence

Wat's bosom swelled within him as he looked on that host of plaided men.
Lochinvar|S. R. Crockett
It was purple, plaided vaguely with cloudy lines of white and delicate rose-color.
Pembroke|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Round the throat a small collar of worked muslin or a necktie of plaided ribbon.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various
A wide white apron was tied around her waist, and she wore a small black and white plaided shawl pinned about her neck.
Gretchen|Mary J. Holmes

“And I would sooner he were a plaided herd,” cried Archie, with sudden bitterness.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson