plaid

Japanese: plaid
plaid

...The main types are the district checks made in each region by new landowners who did not have tartans, the window panes, the pin checks, the gingham, and the block checks. In the UK, tartan sets are called plaids, to distinguish them from checks such as district checks. In the US, large checks are generally called plaids, and small checks are called checks.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "plaid" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…おもなものにスコットランドのタータンやタータンをもたない新興土地所有者たちによってそれぞれの地方でつくられたディストリクト・チェックdistrict check,そのほか窓枠のように仕切られたウィンドー・ペーンwindow pane,ピン・チェックpin check(微塵(みじん)格子),ギンガム,ブロック・チェックblock check(市松格子)などがある。イギリスではとくにタータンのセット(格子柄)はプラッドplaidと呼び,ディストリクト・チェックなどのチェックと区別している。アメリカでは一般に柄の大きな格子をプラッド,小さな格子をチェックと呼んでいる。…

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