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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tweed•y (twē′dē),USA pronunciation adj., tweed•i•er, tweed•i•est. - made of or resembling tweed, as in texture, appearance, or the like.
- wearing or favoring tweeds, esp. as a mark of a casual, sporty, or intellectual way of life, as at college or in the country:a tweedy sportswoman.
- accustomed to, preferring, or characterized by the wearing of tweeds, as in genteel country life or academia:a large and tweedy colony of civil servants and government officials.
tweed′i•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tweedy /ˈtwiːdɪ/ adj (tweedier, tweediest)- of, made of, or resembling tweed
- showing a fondness for a hearty outdoor life, usually associated with wearers of tweeds
tweed /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.
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