tweed
a coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors, either hand-spun and handwoven in Scotland or reproduced, often by machine, elsewhere.
tweeds, garments made of this cloth.
a paper having a rough surface, used especially for certain photographic prints.
Origin of tweed
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Other definitions for Tweed (2 of 2)
William Mar·cy [mahr-see] /ˈmɑr si/ "Boss Tweed", 1823–78, U.S. politician.
a river flowing E from S Scotland along part of the NE boundary of England into the North Sea. 97 miles (156 km) long.
a male given name.
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How to use tweed in a sentence
You can wear tweeds and Wellies unapologetically, and not just if you’re an Instagram influencer.
The Dig Is Just the Movie to Relieve Midwinter Cabin Fever | Stephanie Zacharek | January 29, 2021 | TimeThe 34-year-old designer, who grew up in Colorado, created the ocean-blue tweed coat adorned with crystals and paired with a matching dress in her New York workroom.
Emhoff, per her Instagram Stories, wore Batsheva under a sparkle-adorned tweed coat from Miu Miu.
Inauguration fashion was bold, American, and even a little bit fun | Terry Nguyen | January 20, 2021 | Voxtweed is estimated to have swindled the equivalent of $3.5 billion from New York during his time as a senator.
Or a horse and carriage, like the one driven a young man in a tweed suit and cap from yesteryear, as he gazed up at the stars.
Semi-rigged elections, and blurred lines between business and government—Beijing's wrangling would make Boss tweed proud.
A turtleneck gray sweater—it was herringbone tweed—and a cap.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKnickers I had designed—gray tweed, gray leather gloves, gray socks.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe looks about thirty-five, has a clean-shaven intelligent face, and is dressed in a dark tweed suit.
First Plays | A. A. MilneAnd, after him, from the far end rose also the figure in the tweed suit, leaving Harris by himself.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodShe considered the embers on the stone, and then her grey eyes travelled back to the spare, tweed-clad figure beside it.
Uncanny Tales | VariousFor a moment neither spoke; then Maynard acknowledged her presence by raising his tweed hat.
Uncanny Tales | VariousBerwick-on-tweed lies partly in England and partly in Scotland, the river which runs through it forming the boundary line.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for tweed (1 of 2)
/ (twiːd) /
a thick woollen often knobbly cloth produced originally in Scotland
(as modifier): a tweed coat
(plural) clothes made of this cloth, esp a man's or woman's suit
(plural) Australian informal trousers
Origin of tweed
1British Dictionary definitions for Tweed (2 of 2)
/ (twiːd) /
a river in SE Scotland and NE England, flowing east and forming part of the border between Scotland and England, then crossing into England to enter the North Sea at Berwick. Length: 156 km (97 miles)
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