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plaid
/plæd/
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What does plaid mean?
noun
- A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
- A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands.
- The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.
proper noun
- Short for Plaid Cymru.
verb
- (archaic) simple past and past participle of play
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IPA pronunciation
/plæd/
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When we next met, Ralph discovered the trick we had plaid him, and Osborne was a little laught at.
The vest was of a rich Scotch plaid, set with a double row of round mother-of-pearl buttons.
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By the fire stood a little fellow of three years old, in plaid frock and trousers.
There is a merry dinner, then each sahib, well muffled in ulster, plaid, or great coat, hies him to the club, where the 'ordinary' is to be held.
Some of them had brought their wives to town, and now and then a red or a plaid shawl flashed out of one store into the shelter of another.