plaided

plaidclockwise from top left: Malcolm, Gordon Dress, and Stewart Dress plaid patterns

plaid

P0345100 (plăd)n.1. a. Cloth, often made of wool, with a tartan or checked pattern.b. A pattern of this kind.2. A rectangular woolen scarf of a tartan pattern worn over the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders.

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[Probably Scots plaid, plyd, past participle of ply, to fold, from Middle English plien; see ply¹.]

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plaid, plaid′ed adj.