Plaid vs. Gingham

Plaidnoun

(textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.

Plaidnoun

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.

Plaidnoun

The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.

Plaidadjective

Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.

Plaidverb

(archaic) play

Plaidnoun

A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland.

Plaidnoun

Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern.

Plaidadjective

Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin.

Plaidnoun

a cloth having a crisscross design

Plaidnoun

short for Plaid Cymru

Ginghamnoun

A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks

Ginghamnoun

A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; - distinguished from printed cotton or prints.

Ginghamnoun

a clothing fabric in a plaid weave

Ginghamnoun

lightweight plain-woven cotton cloth, typically checked in white and a bold colour

Gingham

Gingham is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric typically with striped, check or plaid patterns in white and a bright color made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarns. It is made of carded, medium or fine yarns.