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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Through the decades, O’Donnell used traditional Irish materials like lace, wool, tweeds and crochet in her custom designs.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Their new arrivals, from twee table lamps to a handsome tweed dining chair.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
Clarkson teamed a short-sleeve, button-front jacket with pleated wide-leg trousers, which were both designed in rich burgundy tweed.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Swift wore a black and white tweed coat ($9,600) over a wool jersey jumpsuit ($4,650) accessorized with a Chanel pearl and gold belt ($2,250).
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Their new arrivals, from twee table lamps to a handsome tweed dining chair.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
Clarkson teamed a short-sleeve, button-front jacket with pleated wide-leg trousers, which were both designed in rich burgundy tweed.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Swift wore a black and white tweed coat ($9,600) over a wool jersey jumpsuit ($4,650) accessorized with a Chanel pearl and gold belt ($2,250).
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Tweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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tweed
noun1
: 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
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