Tweed Definition

twēd
tweeds
noun
tweeds
A wool fabric with a rough surface, in any of various twill weaves of two or more colors or shades.
Webster's New World
A suit, skirt, etc. of this.
Webster's New World
Clothing made of this fabric.
American Heritage
Clothes of tweed.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tweed

Noun

Singular:
tweed
Plural:
tweeds

Origin of Tweed

  • Alteration (influenced by the river Tweed) of Scots tweel twill from Middle English twile twill

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Scots tweel, with confusion with the River Tweed.

    From Wiktionary

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