overplaid
English
Etymology
over- + plaid
Noun
overplaid (plural overplaids)
- 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.
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