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Definition of Plaid
1. Noun. A cloth having a crisscross design.
Definition of Plaid
1. n. A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland.
2. a. Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin.
Definition of Plaid
1. Noun. A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. 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. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
3. Noun. The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹
4. Adjective. Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another. ¹
5. Verb. (archaic) (past of play) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plaid
1. a woolen scarf of a checkered pattern [n -S] : PLAIDED [adj]
Medical Definition of Plaid
1. 1. A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland. 2. Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern. Origin: Gael. Plaide a blanket or plaid, contr. Fr. Peallaid a sheepskin, fr. Peall a skin or hide. CF. Pillion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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