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plaid

UK
/plæd/
US
/plæd/

Translations

plaidnoun
plaids
pl
UK
/plæd/
US
/plæd/ or /plæd/; also /plæd/ or /plæd/ (regional: /plæd/ or /plæd/)
plaidGrande couverture ou châle en tissu doux.
He wrapped himself in a warm plaid to ward off the evening chill.
Il s’enveloppa dans un plaid chaud pour se protéger de la fraîcheur du soir.
tartanMotif à carreaux d’origine écossaise.
She wore a skirt with a traditional plaid pattern.
Elle portait une jupe avec un motif tartan traditionnel.
Additional translations
plaidDans le costume traditionnel écossais.
Synonyms
tartan
check
pattern
design
gingham
plaidadjective
more plaid
Comp.
most plaid
Super.
UK
/plæd/
US
/plæd/
Generally non-gradable; comparative and superlative forms are rare or non-standard.
à carreauxSe dit surtout des tissus, vêtements et motifs.
She wore a plaid skirt to the party.
Elle portait une jupe à carreaux pour la fête.
Synonyms
tartan
checkered
patterned
striped

Definitions

plaidnoun
A pattern consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical bands in two or more colors, often associated with Scottish tartans.
She wore a skirt with a traditional plaid pattern.
A piece of cloth with a plaid pattern, often used as a blanket or shawl.
He wrapped himself in a warm plaid to ward off the evening chill.
A long piece of tartan cloth worn over the shoulder or around the waist as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress.
The Highland dancer draped a bright tartan plaid over his left shoulder.
plaidadjective
Having a pattern of intersecting stripes or bands of color, typically forming squares.
She wore a plaid skirt to the party, which was decorated with red and green intersecting lines.
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