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| Glen plaid |
(sometimes l.c.) a plaid pattern involving thin crisscrossing stripes of black or gray and white, and sometimes one or more muted colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| kilt |
a knee-length, pleated, plaid wool skirt traditionally worn by Scottish men. |
| mackinaw |
a heavy, short, double-breasted coat, usu. of heavily napped, plaid wool. |
| madras |
a fine-textured cotton material, usu. with brightly colored checks or plaid. |
| plaid |
bearing a pattern like that of a plaid. [1/3 definitions] |
| tartan1 |
woolen plaid cloth woven in a design of straight lines of varying widths and different colors that cross at right angles, worn esp. by clans of Scottish Highlanders. [3 definitions] |
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