Earasaid
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![Back view of an earaisaid, showing top edge hanging below the waist. The quern rests on the earasaid of the woman on the right, possibly to catch grain. Each is wearing a tonnag (a tartan shawl) over her earasaid.[1][2] The stìom (ribbon worn around the head) indicates that the wearer is unmarried;[3] the older woman wears a bonnet (muidse [4]).[2]](/Images/godic/202412/21/Girl_with_ponytail-Women_at_the_Quern3129.jpg")
See also Highland dress, belted plaid.
An earasaid, or arasaid is a draped garment worn in Scotland as part of traditional female highland dress. It is a belted plaid (literally, a belted blanket). Unlike belted plaids for men, it is worn at ankle length. Traditionally, it might be plain, striped or tartan; it might be brightly-coloured or made of lachdan (dun or undyed) wool. Modern highland dress makes earasaids from the same heraldic tartan cloth used for kilts.