plaid

noun

ˈplad 

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 sense 1

b

: a pattern of unevenly spaced repeated stripes crossing at right angles

plaid adjective

plaided

ˈpla-dəd 

adjective

Examples of plaid in a Sentence

She likes to wear plaids.

Recent Examples on the Web

Long, 46, wore light blue straight leg jeans and white and blue plaid shirt with a black shirt underneath. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

The Fall/Winter 2025 collection boasts flowing fabrics, as well as classic plaid pieces and intricately detailed leather trench coats. —Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Birch Lane Limone Plaid Indoor/Outdoor Reversible Throw Pillow (Set of 2) $69 Wayfair Wayfair’s specialty brand Birch Lane boasts classic pieces designed to thrive inside or outside your home—including this cottagecore plaid throw pillow that’s UV-protected against the sun’s rays. —Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2025

Color Dog raincoats come in a diverse range of different colors and patterns, including bright yellow, bubblegum pink, plaid, and more. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic plaide

First Known Use

1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing plaid

• buffalo plaid
• glen plaid

Rhymes for plaid

• ad
• add
• bad
• brad
• cad
• clad
• dad
• fad
• gad
• glad
• grad
• had

Kids Definition

plaid

noun

ˈplad 

1

: a rectangular length of tartan worn over the shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume

2

: a fabric with a tartan pattern

3

a

: tartan sense 1

b

: a pattern of unevenly spaced repeated stripes crossing at right angles

plaid adjective