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plaid

UK/pled/ US/plad/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a cloth having a crisscross design

Synonyms

Origin

From Scots plaid, of uncertain origin; perhaps from a past participle form of ply. Scottish Gaelic plaide (“blanket”) is probably a borrowing from Scots. Also compare Scottish Gaelic peall (“covering, veil, blanket”) << Latin pellis (“hide, covering”), but the OED finds the sound changes problematic.

Phrases

  • belted plaid
  • glen plaid
  • Scotch plaid

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