plaid
Meaning
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- A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
- 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.
- The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pled/
Etymology
From Scots plaid, of uncertain origin; perhaps from a past participle form of ply. Scottish Gaelic plaide (“blanket”) is probably a borrowing from Scots. Also compare Scottish Gaelic peall (“covering, veil, blanket”) << Latin pellis (“hide, covering”), but the OED finds the sound changes problematic.
New
play
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- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To act or behave in a stated way.
- To act or behave in a stated way.
- To act as (the indicated role).
- To act as (the indicated role).
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To produce sound (especially music), moving pictures, or theatrical performance.
- To move briskly, sweepingly, back and forth, in a directed manner, etc.
- To move briskly, sweepingly, back and forth, in a directed manner, etc.
- To move briskly, sweepingly, back and forth, in a directed manner, etc.
- To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- To gamble.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
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