tweed

noun

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.
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Paired with a matching green tweed bomber jacket, brown Aran knit and her signature skinny jeans, the royal was clearly in full country mode—not unlike when she was photographed near her home in Norfolk for the cover for British Vogue back in 2016. Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025 The classic tweeds and cuts, and very British dressing for him. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 On the runway, Chanel also reimagined its hallowed tweed skirt suit with bursts of tulle, floor-length hem-lines and necklines slashed off-the-shoulder. Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 Upon her departure, the singer changed into a tweed skirt suit, keeping the same accessories. Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweed

Word History

Etymology

probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tweed was in 1841

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“Tweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

tweed

noun
1
: a rough woolen cloth
2
plural : tweed clothing (as a suit)

Geographical Definition

Tweed

geographical name

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

Biographical Definition

Tweed

biographical name

William Marcy 1823–1878 Boss Tweed American politician

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