plaid
noun/plæd/
Frequency rank: #9,293 most common English word
Meaning
a pattern of crossed horizontal and vertical stripes in multiple colors, or a cloth with such a pattern.
Example sentence
She wore plaid fabric with red and green crossing stripes to the holiday party.
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