plaid
A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered patternA type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
» Tom was wearing a plaid shirt.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Plaid, Schulerdecke, Umhangtuch
пледpled, шотла́ндский пледšotlándskij pled, пледpled
(countable, uncountable)The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
Schottenstoff, Schottenmuster
кле́тчатыйklétčatyj
- a cloth having a crisscross design
Examples
15 sentencesTom was wearing a plaid shirt.
Tom is wearing a plaid shirt.
Tom wasn't wearing a plaid shirt.
Tom is wearing a plaid jacket today.
Tom was wearing an ugly plaid jacket and a polka-dot tie.
Translations
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Origin
From Scots plaid, of uncertain origin; perhaps from a past participle form of ply. ScottisFrom Scots plaid, of uncertain origin; perhaps from a past participle form of ply. Scottish Gaelic plaide (“blanket”) is probably a borrowing from Scots.
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Forms
plural: plaidsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a cloth having a crisscross design:tartan
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable