PLAID


Meaning of PLAID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplad ]

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 ˈpla-dəd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.