Plaid

(plād), n. [Gael. plaide, a blanket or plaid, contracted from peallaid, a sheep-skin, from peall, a skin or hide.] A striped or variegated cloth, worn as an over-garment by the Highlanders in Scotland. It is a narrow woolen stuff, worn round the waist or on the shoulders, reaching to the knees, and, in cold weather, to the feet. It is worn by both sexes.

☞ Pronounced plād by the Scotch.

(plăd), a. 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 white muslin.