Main Entry: plaid

Pronunciation: \ˈplad\

Function: 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 adjective

— plaid·ed \ˈpla-dəd\ adjective