tweed
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noun \ˈtwēd\Definition of TWEED
1
: a rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats
2
plural : tweed clothing; specifically : a tweed suit
See Examples of TWEED
- a skirt made of tweed
- The elderly professor was always seen in his tweeds.
Origin of TWEED
probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth
First Known Use: 1841
Tweed
biographical name \ˈtwēd\Definition of TWEED
William Marcy 1823–1878 Boss Tweed Am. polit.
Tweed
geographical name \ˈtwēd\Definition of TWEED
river 97 miles (156 kilometers) SE Scotland & NE England flowing E into North Sea
tweed
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Medium- to heavy-weight fabric, rough in surface texture, produced in a great variety of colour and weave effects (see weaving). Most tweeds are made entirely of wool, but an increasing number are blends of wool with cotton, rayon, or other synthetic fibres. Most are woven from dyed yarns, but some are dyed after being woven. Technical advances in dyeing raw stock, yarns, and fabrics, together with new techniques in finishing, have resulted in a wide variety of durable cloths.
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