tweed
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Definition of tweed
(Entry 1 of 3)
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: a rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats
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tweeds plural
: tweed clothing
specifically
: a tweed suit
Tweed
biographical name
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Definition of Tweed (Entry 2 of 3)
William Marcy 1823â1878 Boss Tweed American politician
Tweed
geographical name
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Definition of Tweed (Entry 3 of 3)
river 97 miles (156 kilometers) long in southeastern Scotland and northeastern England flowing east into the North Sea
Examples of tweed in a Sentence
Noun
a skirt made of tweed The elderly professor was always seen in his tweeds.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
My vision of a professor had changed enough to include someone like me: someone without a tweed jacket, a writer first, whose love and respect for the craft of writing fuel her commitment to teaching it to others. — Jennine CapĂł Crucet, The Atlantic, "How I Became an âAccidentalâ Professor," 3 Sep. 2019 Houndstooths, herringbones and tweeds come in silky wovens or even jerseys, perfect for wear-it-to work styles. — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, "Fashion report: Cool classics for fall," 15 Aug. 2019 There are portraits of Coco, chairs upholstered in her signature tweed and a 60-foot sculpture of a pearl necklace. — Sophie Alexander, Fortune, "Chanelâs Owners: As Discreet As the Fabled Couturierâs Little Black Dress," 14 Aug. 2019 And Whymper and Carrel accomplished the feat using hemp ropes and wearing hobnailed leather boots and tweeds. — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, "How the pursuit of one European peak gave rise to modern mountaineering," 1 Aug. 2019 Tanner sits at a farmhouse table in a spacious home, wearing a tweed jacket and no tie, hair gray and a little shaggy, a patrician Everyboomer who could have walked out of a financial-planning ad. — New York Times, "Bob Dylan and the Myth of Boomer Idealism," 17 July 2019 Her luxurious basics â roomy tweed coats, breezy wide leg trousers, and dressy flats â marked a shift toward accessible luxury. — Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com, "As Couture Week Changes For The Better, A Look At The Prettiest Dresses So Far," 5 July 2019 Models walked out in ruched halter dresses, elongated floor-length coats, and classic tweed jackets. — Sylvia & Julia Haghjoo, Harper's BAZAAR, "Exclusive: Chanel Haute Couture's Show in Photos," 3 July 2019 The ascension party changes everyone by the end of the episode, and the bad girl Alice ends the hour in a tweed coat walking away with Hal Cooper (sigh). — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Crazy Secrets We Learned About the "Riverdale" Parents on âThe Midnight Clubâ Episode," 8 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tweed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tweed
tweed
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tweed
: a rough, woolen cloth that is woven with different colored threads
: tweed clothing (such as a suit)
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tweed
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Kids Definition of tweed
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: a rough woolen cloth
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tweeds plural
: clothing (as a suit) made of rough woolen cloth
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