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plaid
Plaid is a pattern created by bars and stripes of color that cross at right angles, or a piece of fabric with this pattern on it.
(noun)- An example of plaid is Scottish tartan.
- An example of plaid is the common pattern on the British fashion line Burberry.
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See plaid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a long piece of twilled woolen cloth with a crossbarred pattern, worn over the shoulder by Scottish Highlanders
- a fabric with stripes or bars of various colors and widths that cross at right angles
- any pattern of this kind
Origin: Gael plaide, blanket, plaid, contr. < ? peallaid, sheepskin
adjective
having a pattern of plaid
See plaid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A rectangular woolen scarf of a tartan pattern worn over the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders.
- a. Cloth with a tartan or checked pattern.b. A pattern of this kind.
Origin:
Origin: Scottish Gaelic plaide
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- plaid adjective
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