overplaid

English

Etymology

over- +‎ plaid

Noun

overplaid (plural overplaids)

  1. A plaid pattern that arises from color woven into a fabric that has another, different woven texture.
    • 1948, George Edward Linton, Joseph James Pizzuto, Applied Textiles: Raw Materials to Finished Fabrics, page 174:
      Overplaids are ideal for travel as they do not show the dirt as readily as other cloths, generally speaking.
    • 1987, Harriet Tidball, Two-harness textiles, page 21:
      As the overplaid is the dominate element of such a design, it must assert itself over the check through the strength of its color or its value.
    • 2013, JoAnne Olian, Everyday Fashions of the Forties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs, →ISBN, page 8:
      The “Boyville” label in a suit means our best in fabric, stylen and tailoring details and choice quality, smooth finish all wool . . . popular diagonal weave with overplaid.

Verb

overplaid (third-person singular simple present overplaids, present participle overplaiding, simple past and past participle overplaided)

  1. To weave in this kind of pattern.
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