From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Material & textiles, Clothes & fashionplaidplaid /plæd/ noun1[uncountable]TIM a pattern of crossed lines and squares, used especially on clothSYN tartan British Englisha plaid shirt2[countable]DC a piece of plaid cloth worn over the shoulder and across the chest by people from Scotland as part of their national costumeExamples from the Corpusplaid• Even JohnMajor, who is a friend of Wigley's, turned up at a Plaid party a few years ago.• Tartan patterns and plaids are applications of this theme.• The charcoalglenplaids are distinctive for their fineroyalblue lines.• Poloshirts in plaids, stripes and solids are worn with jeans or cottontwillpants.• But too much plaid gets on the nerves.• He tried to wipe them away on the sleeve of the plaid shirt, but it was no good.Originplaid(1500-1600)Scottish Gaelicplaide