: a textile design consisting of a plaid pattern superimposed on another plaid or on a textured ground
also : a fabric with such a design

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overplaid was in 1923

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“Overplaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overplaid. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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