tweed

noun

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.
Recent Examples on the Web Keoghan followed her color scheme in a black tweed jacket and black pants. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024 Murphy and Forde looked to the Italian label’s archives for inspiration, and landed on creating a black tweed suit with lapels. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024 Wearing a tweed blazer and a long black skirt — similar to her red carpet look — Eilish sang the emotional lyrics as Finneas played the piano with an orchestra in the background. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 Jordan recommends mixing the material with more sumptuous natural fabrics (think downy cashmere sweaters and nubby tweed coats) for a pleasing high-low mix and textural contrast. Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024 Black snow fell on white ground as ravens (or, to be clear, raven-representing models) appeared in evermore elaborate constructions of black and white tweeds, leathers and tulle. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024 Eilish sported a green dress, tweed jacket, and pink head scarf—a nod to a vintage Barbie doll from the mid-1960s. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2024 Ames—a limber fellow who was partial to wide-lapel tweed jackets and unorthodox neckties—had an idea. Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 The show was held in Manchester and the theme of the designs felt very ‘60s mod with sparkling tweed jackets and skirts, pearls, and stockings. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tweed was in 1841

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Cite this Entry

“Tweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tweed

noun
1
: 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

Biographical Definition

Tweed

biographical name

William Marcy 1823–1878 Boss Tweed American politician

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