: 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
Example Sentences
a skirt made of tweed The elderly professor was always seen in his tweeds.
Recent Examples on the WebStrap-bearing trousers and shorts in couture tweed were pulled so low to be equally revealing, emphasized when paired with triangle bikini tops and cropped blazers that sat at the hip. Samantha Tse, CNN, 1 July 2022 In Milan and Paris, moderate temps allowed for showcasing spring looks in their purest form—knitwear with open-toed shoes, blazers with bare legs, and best of all, spring jackets in every fabric from tweed to gabardine. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2022 As the color palette darkened into navy, brown and gray, Jones offered the same silhouettes in leather, tweed and denim. Colleen Barry, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022 As the color palette darkened into navy, brown and gray, Jones offered the same silhouettes in leather, tweed and denim. Colleen Barry, ajc, 23 Feb. 2022 The coming season will see its largest order of Shetland sweaters to date, as well as vests and blousons made from English tweed. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022 Walls upholstered in elegant gray houndstooth tweed and leather, accented by brass nailhead trim, elevate the experience of watching the game, catching a movie, or cuing up a friendly game of pool. Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2022 In her post uploaded on August 8, Dua wears a tweed mini skirt and matching corset top in a classically stylish black-and-white pattern. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Aug. 2022 This tweed and gabardine trench melds to the body and feels like a fresh take on your go-to trench. Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth