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plaid

[plad] / plæd /
ADJECTIVE
checkered
Synonyms


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Kiffin, wearing a plaid top that appeared stolen from the Brady Bunch wardrobe closet, softened the tone of his departing statement, now saying he respected Ole Miss’s decision to exclude him from playoff coaching.

From The Wall Street Journal

What you see onstage is what you get: four ordinary men in plaid shirts, comfy pants and sensible shoes.

From Los Angeles Times

She lays out the plaid and begins to craft her outfit for the night.

From Los Angeles Times

Heckerling insists she has "no interest in being modern" - which will come as a relief to the audiences who grew up quoting "As if!" and aspiring to Cher's plaid and Prada-filled wardrobe.

From BBC

Dressed casually in a plaid gray button-down shirt and beige pants, he drinks iced tea at a back-corner booth at Swingers Diner in West Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times