glen plaid en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A woolen fabric with a woven twill design of large and small checks, usually in muted colours such as black or grey and white.
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.
2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glen plaids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |