Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glen plaid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: glen -plaid
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woolen fabric with a woven twill design of large and small checks, usually in muted colours such as black or grey and white.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid."

Etymology

Named from the valley of Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire, Scotland, where it was used in the 19th century by the Countess of Seafield to outfit her gamekeepers.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glen plaids (plural)

Synonyms

glenurquhart

Questions

What does glen plaid mean?: A woolen fabric with a woven twill design of large and small checks, usually in muted colours such as black or grey and white.
Where does glen plaid come from?: Named from the valley of Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire, Scotland, where it was used in the 19th century by the Countess of Seafield to outfit her gamekeepers.

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