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plaid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • plaid noun A checkered or tartan pattern, or fabric woven in that pattern.
  • sett noun The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

Senses

plaid is used for these senses in English:

  • plaid 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. [from 16thc.]
  • sett The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.

plaid — full definition

  1. noun A checkered or tartan pattern, or fabric woven in that pattern.
  2. adj Patterned with crossing stripes like tartan.

sett — full definition

  1. noun The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
  2. noun The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
  3. noun The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
  4. noun The number of reeds or splits per inch – one half the number of ends per inch.

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