- peallaid
- sheepskin; from Scotch pellet, a woolless sheepskin, English pelt, from Latin pellis through French
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
peallaid
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Plaid — Plaid, n. [Gael. plaide a blanket or plaid, contr. fr. peallaid a sheepskin, fr. peall a skin or hide. CF. {Pillion}.] 1. A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plaid — 1. (plè ; le d ne se prononce pas et ne se lie pas) s. m. 1° Terme de féodalité. Se dit des assemblées dans lesquelles se jugeaient les procès, sous les rois des deux premières races. • Les comtes assemblaient, pour juger les affaires, des… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
plaid — (n.) 1510s, from Scottish, from Gaelic plaide blanket, mantle, of unknown origin, perhaps a contraction of peallaid sheepskin, from peall skin, from L. pellis (but OED finds this phonetically improbable ). The wearing of it by males forbidden by… … Etymology dictionary
plaid — [plad] n. [Gael plaide, blanket, plaid, contr. < ? peallaid, sheepskin] 1. a long piece of twilled woolen cloth with a crossbarred pattern, worn over the shoulder by Scottish Highlanders 2. a fabric with stripes or bars of various colors and… … English World dictionary
