English Explanatory Dictionary

plaid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
  2. A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands.
  3. The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
adj
  1. Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of play
name
  1. Short for Plaid Cymru.

Pronunciation

/pled/ /plad/ /plæd/ en-us-plaid.ogg

Word forms

plaid plaids more plaid most plaid

Etymology

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.

Derived words

belted plaid beplaided glen plaid overplaid plaided plaiding plaidless plaidman Scotch plaid

Translations

Esperanto: plejdo French: motif écossais German: Schottenstoff German: Schottenmuster Polish: w kratkę Russian: кле́тчатый Scots: plaid Spanish: cuadros escoceses Spanish: cuadrillé Welsh: plod
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