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tweed

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[tweed]

noun

  1. a coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors, either hand-spun and handwoven in Scotland or reproduced, often by machine, elsewhere.

  2. tweeds, garments made of this cloth.

  3. a paper having a rough surface, used especially for certain photographic prints.



Tweed

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[tweed]

noun

  1. William Marcy Boss Tweed, 1823–78, U.S. politician.

  2. a river flowing E from S Scotland along part of the NE boundary of England into the North Sea. 97 miles (156 km) long.

  3. a male given name.

tweed

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/ ٷɾː /

noun

    1. a thick woollen often knobbly cloth produced originally in Scotland

    2. ( as modifier )

      a tweed coat

  1. (plural) clothes made of this cloth, esp a man's or woman's suit

  2. informal(plural) trousers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tweed

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/ ٷɾː /

noun

  1. 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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tweed1

1835–45; apparently back formation from Scots tweedling twilling (now obsolete) < ?
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tweed1

C19: probably from tweel , a Scottish variant of twill , influenced by Tweed
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Henry, in tweed suits and suitably nebbishy glasses, feels more like a company man than his two colleagues.

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The King was in a kilt and tweed jacket while the Queen wore a blue coat with a tartan lapel and a red hat decorated with a feather.

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Over on the runway, the offering was a perfect spring palette of creams and pinks, with plenty of nods to classic Chanel tweed.

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As she strides through picturesque locations, dressed in tweed, and sits down with distinguished experts from the world of academia, she looks every bit the part of a BBC presenter.

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The images are so retro-grainy that they look like they were filtered through tweed.

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