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PLAID
tartan, plaid
(noun) a cloth having a crisscross design
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
plaid (countable and uncountable, plural plaids)
(textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. [from 16thc.]
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. [from 16thc.]
The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan. [from 19thc.]
Adjective
plaid (comparative more plaid, superlative most plaid)
Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms.
Verb
plaid
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of play
Source: Wiktionary
Plaid, n. Etym: [Gael. plaide a blanket or plaid, contr. fr. peallaid a sheepskin, fr. peall a skin or hide. CF. Pillion.]
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.
Plaid, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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