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Plaids

Scope note

Use for main garments for the upper and lower body consisting of long, rectangular pieces of cloth, often but not always of tartan; traditional costume of the Highlands of Scotland and later adopted by the Highland units of the British army as an item of uniform.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000197424

Broader Terms used

main garments

Equivalent Terms used

plaid

Created

13yrs ago

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