plaid

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plaid /plæd/ noun  1  [uncountable]TIM a pattern of crossed lines and squares, used especially on cloth 〔尤指布料上的〕彩格，格子 SYN British English tartan a plaid shirt 格子衬衫 →4  See picture of 见图 plaid →5 see picture at 见图 pattern12. [countable]DC a piece of plaid cloth worn over the shoulder and across the chest by people from Scotland as part of their national costume 〔作为苏格兰民族服装一部分的〕彩格呢披肩

Examples from the Corpus

plaid• Even John Major, who is a friend of Wigley's, turned up at a Plaid party a few years ago.• Tartan patterns and plaids are applications of this theme.• The charcoal glen plaids are distinctive for their fine royal blue lines.• Polo shirts in plaids, stripes and solids are worn with jeans or cotton twill pants.• But too much plaid gets on the nerves.• He tried to wipe them away on the sleeve of the plaid shirt, but it was no good.Origin plaid (1500-1600) Scottish Gaelic plaide

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plaid
plaid /plæd/ noun1. [uncountable] a pattern of crossed lines and squares, used especially on cloth
   SYN  tartan British English:
    a plaid shirt
2. [countable] a piece of plaid cloth worn over the shoulder and across the chest by people from Scotland as part of their national costume

plaidBrE /plæd/ 🔊NAmE /plæd/ 🔊 noun

[uncountable] a type of thick cloth with a pattern of lines and squares of different colours and widths, especially a tartan pattern 格子呢；毛呢 [countable] a long piece of plaid made of wool, worn over the shoulders as part of the Scottish national dress 方格花呢长披肩（苏格兰民族服饰的一部分）