Meaning & use

Plaided

adjective·Everyday

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Patterned with plaid; dressed in or covered with a plaid fabric.

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The hikers wore plaided flannel shirts to guard against the autumn chill.

A plaided blanket was folded neatly at the foot of the bed.

A note on using this word

An informal adjectival use of 'plaid', more common in casual or regional speech than in formal writing, where 'plaid' itself usually serves as the adjective.

Words with a similar meaning

tartancheckered

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Words with an opposite meaning

plainsolid-colored

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