Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: plaid
IPA transcription: [pl'æd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tartan, plaid
    Meaning: a cloth having a crisscross design
Usage examples
  • Then every girl had a pretty plaid dress of a different color, and every boy a warm coat of the right size.
  • In the vehicle sat an old gentleman with snowy side-whiskers and a Scotch plaid cap which could not be worn while driving except by a personage.
  • In the car was a chauffeur and an old gentleman with snowy side whiskers and a Scotch plaid cap which could not be worn while automobiling except by a personage. Not even a wine agent would dare do it.
  • And the police already had their hands on a very tall young man, with dark, lank hair and dark, dazed eyes, with a grey plaid over his shoulder, who had just smashed the shop window with a single blow of his stick.