plaid, plaid, plad

& a. [Gael. plaide a blanket; Irish plaide a plaid, a blanket; contracted from Gael. & Irish peallaid a sheepskin, from peall =a skin, a hide.] A. As substantive : 1. Goods of any quality or material of a tartan or checked pattern. 2. A garment of tartan or checked woolen cloth of various colors, worn by both sexes of the natives of Scotland, of which country it is an important part of the national costume. Plaids of a peculiar black and white check, known as shepherd's tartan, or of a plain gray, are largely worn by the rural population of Scotland, and are sometimes called mauds. The plaid is a rectangular piece of stuff. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; waist with a leathern belt, the upper part being attached to the left shoulder. [TARTAN.] B. As adj .: Made of or resembling plaic. plăid-ěd, plāid-ěd, a. [Eng. plaid ; -ed.] 1. Made of plaid; tartan. 2. Wearing a plaid. "To plaided warrior armed for strife." Scott: Lady of the Lake, v. 9. plăid'-Ing, plaid-ing, plāid-en, s. [PLAID.] Fabric: Coarse woolen cloth, differing from flannel in being twilled. It is used for blankets, shepherds' plaids, and sometimes for clothing. ( Scotch .)