Do you know what a plaid is? We'll wager you've some idea. But very few people really understand. Because the word plaid can mean a tartan, a check, a tartan-like pattern, and a fabric - as well as various garments..

The key to understanding plaids is that it's an old Scottish word for blanket or wrap. That's why across the world the word plaid has come to have three overlapping but different meanings. These describe the crisscross pattern of tartans or similar; the fabrics or cloth woven in those tartan-style patterns; and a type of traditional garment worn in various styles.

In Scotland, the word plaid is seldom used to mean a tartan-like fabric. Instead plaid refers mostly to various kinds of draped costume for both men and women. 

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