plaid

UK: /ˈplæd/ US: /plæd/ ,(plad)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

plaid /plæd/   n. 

1. Textiles [uncountable] a fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a cross-barred pattern.
2. Textiles [countable] a pattern of this kind.

adj. 

3. Textiles having the pattern of a plaid:
   a plaid shirt.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

plaid  (plad), n. 

1. Textiles any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
2. Textiles a pattern of this kind.
3. Clothing a long, rectangular piece of cloth, usually with such a pattern and worn across the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders.

adj. 

4. Textiles having the pattern of a plaid.

• Scots Gaelic plaide blanket, plaid (def. 3)
• 1505–15

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plaid / plæd pleɪd/ noun

1. a long piece of cloth of a tartan pattern, worn over the shoulder as part of Highland costume
2. a crisscross weave or cloth
3. (as modifier): a plaid scarf

Etymology: 16th Century: from Scottish Gaelic plaide, of obscure origin