tweed

noun

ˈtwēd 

1

: a rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats

2

tweeds plural : tweed clothing

specifically : a tweed suit

Examples of tweed in a Sentence

a skirt made of tweed

The elderly professor was always seen in his tweeds.

Recent Examples on the Web

Swift attended the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Houston Texans in head-to-toe Chanel, wearing a black-and-white tweed coat over a wool romper, along with a pearl belt and knee-high boots. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

On Thursday, while on a royal visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland, Kate donned a chic chocolate brown trench coat, layered over a green turtleneck sweater and paired with a green tweed newsboy cap. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Here, an instructor trained in the British Percy Stansbury shooting technique schools guests wearing tweed to shoot on a sweeping, 18-station course. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Ferguson, wearing a tweed jacket and black leather boots, had been on a tour of Stellantis' massive campus as the company celebrated his six decades of service before stopping to share some stories. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tweed

• bead
• bleed
• brede
• breed
• cede
• creed
• deed
• feed
• freed
• greed
• heed
• keyed

Kids Definition

tweed

noun

ˈtwēd 

1

: a rough woolen cloth

2

plural : tweed clothing (as a suit)

Geographical Definition

Tweed

geographical name

ˈtwēd 

river 97 miles (156 kilometers) long in southeastern Scotland and northeastern England flowing east into the North Sea

Biographical Definition

Tweed

biographical name

ˈtwēd 

William Marcy 1823–1878 Boss Tweed American politician