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Excellent complimentary idea. |
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<dress pedant>‘Plaid’ refers to the garment made of a large sheet of wool, (lit. ‘blanket’), of whatever colour or pattern, wrapped around the body or shoulders. ‘Tartan’ is the usually accepted modern term for the check pattern, or the fabric bearing that pattern. So you can have a plain plaid, a stripey plaid, a tartan plaid. You can have a tartan plaid, a tartan carpet, a tartan shortbread tin. ‘Tartan waffle’ describes this idea. A ‘plaid waffle’ could be any colour or pattern you like, but it would have to be made from woolen cloth.</dress pedant> |
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Plaid is a commonly accepted vernacular, as unworn by dead men. |
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//In America, perhaps.// Only in America? <link> |
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Is it my fault that general usage is wrong? |
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