plaid

plaid
noun Etymology: Scottish Gaelic plaide Date: 1512 1. a rectangular length of tartan worn over the left shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume 2. a. a twilled woolen fabric with a tartan pattern b. a fabric with a pattern of tartan or an imitation of tartan 3. a. tartan 1 b. a pattern of unevenly spaced repeated stripes crossing at right angles • plaid adjectiveplaided adjective

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