Plural of plaid
regular plural
The plural of plaid is plaids.
Forms of plaid
| Singular | plaid /pled/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | plaids |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Plaids in a sentence
- Alice liked to wear plaids and ripped jeans, and listen to grunge.From the entry grunge
- "She hammocked their plaids between the table and the bed, then edged her way past Kenneth as she approached the central hearth."2013, Mary Jo Putney, Patricia Rice, Susan King, Christmas Roses: Love Blooms in Winter. From the entry hammock
- Her stitching was fine and regular, her smocking came out even, and the plaids of her jackets met invisibly at the seams.1994, Ian Frazier, chapter 1, in Family, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Picador USA…. From the entry smocking
- I'm not afraid to make State Fair as bright and colorful as possible and put bunch of prints and plaids on actors, and make it all saccharine-sweet.2010 September, Lou Bird, quoted in "What It's Like to be a Costume Designer", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9…. From the entry campiness
- Three-piece lounge suits, made in tweed checks and plaids, and the knickerbocker suits which were popular for countrywear, were worn with turned-down collars and broad ties.1992, Sue Atkinson, “A brief history of fashion”, in Making and Dressing Dolls House Dolls in ¹⁄₁₂ Scale, David & Charles, published 1999…. From the entry countrywear
Meaning of plaid
- noun A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
- noun A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands.
- noun The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
Questions about the plural of plaid
- What is the plural of plaid?
- The plural of plaid is plaids.
- Is plaid countable?
- Plaid is a countable and uncountable noun.
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