A muted plaid pattern with large and small checks in a distinctive arrangement, also called Glen Urquhart plaid.
Named after Glen Urquhart, a valley in the Scottish Highlands where this pattern was first woven by the local clan in the 1840s. The full name 'Glen Urquhart plaid' honors both the geographic location and the ancient Gaelic 'gleann' meaning valley. This Highland pattern gained international fame when the Duke of Windsor adopted it, transforming a remote Scottish clan's local weave into a global symbol of sophisticated menswear.
Glen plaid comes from an actual Scottish valley where one Highland clan created this distinctive pattern! It stayed local for decades until the Duke of Windsor discovered it and made it famous worldwide. Now this remote Highland valley's signature weave is worn in boardrooms from New York to Tokyo.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.