PLAID
What does "PLAID" mean?
A pattern of crossing horizontal and vertical bands of colour, or cloth bearing it.
Meanings
- A chequered or tartan pattern of intersecting coloured stripes. His flannel shirt was a deep red-and-black plaid.
- A long piece of tartan cloth worn over the shoulder in traditional Highland dress. The piper wore a plaid pinned across his chest. technical
- Having a tartan or chequered pattern. She bought a plaid blanket for the picnic.
Word origin
From Scottish Gaelic 'plaide', a blanket; originally the garment, the meaning later shifting in everyday English to the criss-cross pattern itself.
Remember it
PLAID rhymes with 'lad' not 'laid' - picture a Scottish lad in his plaid blanket.
A little poem
Each thread agrees to cross another's path-
and out of all that meeting comes the cloth.
couplet
What it teaches
Order is just many small crossings agreeing to repeat; pattern is discipline made visible.
Quick facts
What does PLAID mean?
A pattern of crossing horizontal and vertical bands of colour, or cloth bearing it.
Is PLAID a valid word?
Yes — PLAID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PLAID?
PLAID has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PLAID come from?
From Scottish Gaelic 'plaide', a blanket; originally the garment, the meaning later shifting in everyday English to the criss-cross pattern itself.
What can PLAID teach us?
Order is just many small crossings agreeing to repeat; pattern is discipline made visible.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.