plaid
Collocations
5ADJ.
fat, ugly, washed
VERB + PLAID
battle, folded, likes, lined, print, strips, wasn't, wear
PLAID + NOUN
blanket, blankets, flannel, jacket, midi, people, shirt, skirt
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
always, customarily, often
Definitions
noun
A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
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.
In battle, the plaid was customarily shrugged off before the charge bit home, and the warrior came into contact with only his long, saffron shirt (‘leine chrochach’) to preserve modesty.
The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
adj
Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.
name
Short for Plaid Cymru.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a cloth having a crisscross design
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin c
WiktionaryIn battle, the plaid was customarily shrugged off before the charge bit home, and the warrior came into contact with only his long, saffron shirt (‘leine chrochach’) to preserve modesty.
WiktionaryTom was wearing an ugly plaid jacket and a polka-dot tie.
Tatoeba · #3023284Do you sell any trousers lined with plaid flannel?
Tatoeba · #4478366Tom is wearing a plaid jacket today.
Tatoeba · #6346730Mary likes to wear strips and plaid.
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