tweedyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtwiːdi/, U.S.

/ˈtwidi/

Etymology: < tweed n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Consisting of or relating to tweed cloth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > twilled

say1531

kerseymere1808

gabardine1888

tweedy1912

1912 R. Broughton Between Two Stools xiv. 107 Iris stood before them in tweedy brevity of skirt and pertness of tam-o-shanter.

1946 G. D. Klingopulos in Scrutiny XIV. ii. 144 The only excuse for noticing this tweedy sequel [sc. V. Sackville-West's The Garden].. is that we need to be reminded..that, in Courses of English, ‘The Land’ is still too often the substitute for modern poetry.

1978 I. Murdoch Sea 164 He is a big stout man, always dressed..in tweedy suits with waistcoats.

2. (a) Characterized by or given to wearing tweeds. (b) figurative. Characteristic of those (e.g. the country gentry) who wear tweeds; heartily informal, exclusively clannish, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing specific material

woolwardc1315

under line (occasionally in line)c1330

fox-furred1592

furred1592

tuftaffeta1598

tissued?16..

satin1603

silk1603

russet1604

tuftaffety1612

plush1615

sericated1623

sheepskinned1628

silken1640

lawny1647

plushed1650

satined1652

harden1654

sackclotheda1656

bearskinned1694

well-furred?1707

furry1717

brocaded1767

flannelled1784

lawned1798

buckskinned1829

corduroyed1832

silked1837

silkened1841

friezy1849

fustianed1849

velveted1850

buffed1863

buckramed1880

craped1880

crapy1891

velveteened1896

mohaired1914

tweeded1921

tweedy1923

leather1961

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective] > belonging to gentry > characteristic of county gentry

county1918

tweedy1923

1923 M. Arlen These Charming People, Hunter after Wild Beasts i A tall, dark-looking man he was, and elegant in a tweedy sort of way.

1927 Sunday at Home May 451/1 The man who asked was tweedy as to legs.

1928 Sunday Disp. 5 Aug. 17/3 In Scottish country houses you rarely get away from the tweedy atmosphere until the afternoon has worn on.

1930 J. B. Priestley Good Companions ii. vii. 445 An angel of a woman, very erect, y'know, and tweedy, and straight out of the Old Moated Grange.

1949 L. P. Hartley Boat 80 She nodded very perceptibly in the direction of the tweedy group who were talking to each other as members of the same family do.

1980 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 14/5 Miss Foster, who seems to have been a perfectly splendid, large and tweedy lady.

Derivatives

ˈtweedily adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb]

squirelyc1400

gentlemanlyc1425

gentlewomanlikea1528

gentlemanlike1542

genteelly1601

liberally1624

tweedily1964

1964 C. P. Snow Corridors of Power xxiv. 195 Roger..lolloped tweedily along between them.

1980 ‘A. Skinner’ Mind's Eye i. 10 An old James Bond movie relayed rather tweedily from the mainland.

ˈtweediness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > quality or rank of gentleman > state of being tweedy

tweediness1965

1965 Listener 27 May 788/1 The exotic tweediness of little Phyllis Benton, so despised by Mr Amis.

1978 R. Hill Pinch of Snuff x. 100 He would have classified her as genuine English county with a good seat but not erring on the side of tweediness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tweedy
释义	tweedyadj. Brit. /ˈtwiːdi/, U.S. /ˈtwidi/ Etymology: < tweed n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Consisting of or relating to tweed cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > twilled say1531 kerseymere1808 gabardine1888 tweedy1912 1912 R. Broughton Between Two Stools xiv. 107 Iris stood before them in tweedy brevity of skirt and pertness of tam-o-shanter. 1946 G. D. Klingopulos in Scrutiny XIV. ii. 144 The only excuse for noticing this tweedy sequel [sc. V. Sackville-West's The Garden].. is that we need to be reminded..that, in Courses of English, ‘The Land’ is still too often the substitute for modern poetry. 1978 I. Murdoch Sea 164 He is a big stout man, always dressed..in tweedy suits with waistcoats. 2. (a) Characterized by or given to wearing tweeds. (b) figurative. Characteristic of those (e.g. the country gentry) who wear tweeds; heartily informal, exclusively clannish, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing specific material woolwardc1315 under line (occasionally in line)c1330 fox-furred1592 furred1592 tuftaffeta1598 tissued?16.. satin1603 silk1603 russet1604 tuftaffety1612 plush1615 sericated1623 sheepskinned1628 silken1640 lawny1647 plushed1650 satined1652 harden1654 sackclotheda1656 bearskinned1694 well-furred?1707 furry1717 brocaded1767 flannelled1784 lawned1798 buckskinned1829 corduroyed1832 silked1837 silkened1841 friezy1849 fustianed1849 velveted1850 buffed1863 buckramed1880 craped1880 crapy1891 velveteened1896 mohaired1914 tweeded1921 tweedy1923 leather1961 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective] > belonging to gentry > characteristic of county gentry county1918 tweedy1923 1923 M. Arlen These Charming People, Hunter after Wild Beasts i A tall, dark-looking man he was, and elegant in a tweedy sort of way. 1927 Sunday at Home May 451/1 The man who asked was tweedy as to legs. 1928 Sunday Disp. 5 Aug. 17/3 In Scottish country houses you rarely get away from the tweedy atmosphere until the afternoon has worn on. 1930 J. B. Priestley Good Companions ii. vii. 445 An angel of a woman, very erect, y'know, and tweedy, and straight out of the Old Moated Grange. 1949 L. P. Hartley Boat 80 She nodded very perceptibly in the direction of the tweedy group who were talking to each other as members of the same family do. 1980 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 14/5 Miss Foster, who seems to have been a perfectly splendid, large and tweedy lady. Derivatives ˈtweedily adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb] squirelyc1400 gentlemanlyc1425 gentlewomanlikea1528 gentlemanlike1542 genteelly1601 liberally1624 tweedily1964 1964 C. P. Snow Corridors of Power xxiv. 195 Roger..lolloped tweedily along between them. 1980 ‘A. Skinner’ Mind's Eye i. 10 An old James Bond movie relayed rather tweedily from the mainland. ˈtweediness n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > quality or rank of gentleman > state of being tweedy tweediness1965 1965 Listener 27 May 788/1 The exotic tweediness of little Phyllis Benton, so despised by Mr Amis. 1978 R. Hill Pinch of Snuff x. 100 He would have classified her as genuine English county with a good seat but not erring on the side of tweediness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1912
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