overplaid
overplaid noun: a plaid pattern that arises from color woven into a fabric that has another, different woven texture.
Noun
overplaid (plural overplaids)
- A plaid pattern that arises from color woven into a fabric that has another, different woven texture.
- Overplaids are ideal for travel as they do not show the dirt as readily as other cloths, generally speaking.1948, George Edward Linton, Joseph James Pizzuto, Applied Textiles: Raw Materials to Finished Fabrics, page 174
- As the overplaid is the dominate element of such a design, it must assert itself over the check through the strength of its color or its value.1987, Harriet Tidball, Two-harness textiles, page 21
Verb
overplaid (third-person singular simple present overplaids, present participle overplaiding, simple past and past participle overplaided)
- To weave in this kind of pattern.
Forms of overplaid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | overplaids |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | overplaids |
| present participle | overplaiding |
| past participle | overplaided |
| past | overplaided |
Origin of overplaid
From over- + plaid.
Questions about overplaid
- What does overplaid mean?
- Overplaid means a plaid pattern that arises from color woven into a fabric that has another, different woven texture.
- What part of speech is overplaid?
- Overplaid can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of overplaid?
- The plural of overplaid is overplaids.
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