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)

  1. An example of plaid is Scottish tartan.
  2. 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

  1. a long piece of twilled woolen cloth with a crossbarred pattern, worn over the shoulder by Scottish Highlanders
  2. a fabric with stripes or bars of various colors and widths that cross at right angles
  3. 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
  1. A rectangular woolen scarf of a tartan pattern worn over the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders.
  2. a. Cloth with a tartan or checked pattern.
    b. A pattern of this kind.

Origin:

Origin: Scottish Gaelic plaide

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