Etymology
Origin of plaided
Example Sentences
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Round the throat a small collar of worked muslin or a necktie of plaided ribbon.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
He was a lusty man with a florid face; he wore a suit of tweeds plaided in wide stripes of buff and black.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
“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 Robert Louis Stevenson
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
She loved the Lord of Garry's glen, The chieftain of Clanronald; A thousand plaided Highlandmen Clasp'd the claymore for Donald.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Charles Rogers
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