Definition of plaid
1 : a rectangular length of tartan worn over the left shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume
2a : a twilled woolen fabric with a tartan patternb : a fabric with a pattern of tartan or an imitation of tartan
3a : tartan 1b : a pattern of unevenly spaced repeated stripes crossing at right angles
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Examples of plaid in a Sentence
She likes to wear plaids.
Recent Examples of plaid from the Web
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Rimann arranged a meeting with the caller on the morning of his slaying but the business associate went in Rimann’s place, looking for a man in a gray plaid suit.
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Under Bailey’s guidance, Burberry has sought to restore its luster by reining in the plaid.
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Wearing tan slacks and a green and blue plaid short-sleeved shirt, Sager entered his plea Friday afternoon in front of U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver.
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Town of Brookfield — Bring on the oxford cloth, the chamois shirts, the woodsy plaids equally at home on the trail or at a family reunion on Narragansett Bay.
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There’s just so much design in neckwear: stripes, solids, plaids.
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Dressed in a blue and white plaid shirt and khaki pants, Eric Hummel sat by himself as attorneys prepared for the court hearing to begin.
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But until then, the boys apparently will have to wear pants — or possibly those borrowed pleated plaid skirts.
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Origin and Etymology of plaid
Scottish Gaelic plaide
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PLAID Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of plaid for English Language Learners
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: a pattern on cloth of stripes with different widths that cross each other to form squares
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plaids : clothes with plaid patterns
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: a woolen cloth with a plaid pattern that is worn over the shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume
PLAID Defined for Kids
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