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See also:PLAID (Gael. plaide, Ir. ploid, usually taken to be derived from Gael. peall, sheepskin, See also:Lat. pellis, skin)
, an See also:outer garment, consisting of an oblong piece of woollen See also:cloth, which has formed the See also:principal outer See also:part of the See also:costume of the Highlanders of See also:Scotland
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The wearer wrapped himself in the See also:plaid, the See also:lower portion, reaching to the knees and belted, forming the See also:kilt
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Later the lower portion was separated, being called the phili. beg, the plaid being used as a covering for the shoulders and upper part of the See also:body
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The plaids were usually of a checked or See also:tartan See also:pattern
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The word is thus used of any cloth made with such a pattern
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" Shepherd's plaid " is a cloth with a chequer of See also:black on a See also: |
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