glen plaid

English

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.

Noun

glen plaid (countable and uncountable, plural glen plaids)

  1. A woolen fabric with a woven twill design of large and small checks, usually in muted colours such as black or grey and white.
    Synonym: glenurquhart
    • 2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:
      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.

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