n.
Pronunciation: ' plad
Function: noun
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic plaide
Date: 1512
1 : a rectangular length of tartan worn over the left shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume
2 a : a twilled woolen fabric with a tartan pattern b : a fabric with a pattern of tartan or an imitation of tartan
3 a : TARTAN 1 b : a pattern of unevenly spaced repeated stripes crossing at right angles
– plaid adjective
– plaid · ed \ ' pla-d ə d \ adjective