disorder vs plaid

disorder

noun
  • A physical or mental malfunction. 

  • Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner. 

  • A disturbance of civic peace or of public order. 

verb
  • To throw into a state of disorder. 

  • To knock out of order or sequence. 

plaid

noun
  • The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan. 

  • A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. 

  • A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. 

adj
  • Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another. 

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