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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tweed /twid/USA pronunciation n. - Textiles[uncountable] a rough, coarse wool cloth produced esp. in Scotland.
- tweeds, [plural] garments made of this cloth.
tweed•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tweed (twēd),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors, either hand-spun and handwoven in Scotland or reproduced, often by machine, elsewhere.
- tweeds, garments made of this cloth.
- a paper having a rough surface, used esp. for certain photographic prints.
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- apparently back formation from Scots tweedling twilling (now obsolete) 1835–45
William Mar•cy (mär′sē)USA pronunciation ("Boss Tweed''), 1823–78, U.S. politician.- Place Namesa river flowing E from S Scotland along part of the NE boundary of England into the North Sea. 97 mi. (156 km) long.
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tweed /twiːd/ n - a thick woollen often knobbly cloth produced originally in Scotland
- (plural) clothes made of this cloth, esp a man's or woman's suit
- (plural) Austral informal trousers
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from tweel, a Scottish variant of twill, influenced by Tweed Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Tweed /twiːd/ n - a river in SE Scotland and NE England, flowing east and forming part of the border between Scotland and England, then crossing into England to enter the North Sea at Berwick. Length: 156 km (97 miles)
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