What does "plaid" mean?
Plaid: Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern.
Additional senses
- 2.Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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