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How to pronounce “plaid”
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Pronunciation guide for plaid
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of plaid with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Bridge Political Divides, from Two Friends on Opposing Sides
So I’m going to use “plaid people” for the purpose of demonstration today.
- Definition summary
- (textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. [from 16thc.]
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How to pronounce plaid
How to Bridge Political Divides, from Two Friends on Opposing Sides
So I’m going to use “plaid people” for the purpose of demonstration today.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “plaid”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. [from 16thc.]
- 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. [from 16thc.]
- The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan. [from 19thc.]
- [Adjective]
- Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.
- [Verb]
- (archaic) simple past and past participle of play
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