glen plaid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glen plad]
- /glɛn plæd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glen plad]
- /glɛn plæd/

Definitions of glen plaid words

noun glen plaid a plaid pattern of muted colors or of black or gray and white, especially one in which two dark and two light stripes alternate with four dark and four light stripes, both vertically and horizontally, forming a crossing pattern of irregular checks. 1
noun glen plaid a fabric having such a pattern. 1
noun glen plaid a garment made of such a fabric. 1
noun glen plaid a plaid pattern or cloth with thin crossbarred stripes in black and white and one or more muted colors 0

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Origin of glen plaid

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30; orig. Glenurquhart (or Glen Urquhart) plaid (check, tweed, etc.), after a valley of that name in Invernesshire, Scotland

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Parts of speech for Glen plaid

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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glen plaid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

glen plaid usage trend in Literature

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