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tweed definition

tweed (twēd)

noun

  1. a wool fabric with a rough surface, in any of various twill weaves of two or more colors or shades
  2. a suit, skirt, etc. of this
  3. clothes of tweed

Etymology: < misreading of tweel, Scot form of twill: later assoc. with Tweed

Tweed1 definition

Tweed (twēd)

Tweed, William Marcy (mär′sē) 1823-78; U.S. politician & corrupt Tammany leader: called Boss Tweed
Tweed2 definition

Tweed (twēd)

river in SE Scotland flowing east through NE England into the North Sea: 97 mi (156 km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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