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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tweednoun

    thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

  2. flannel, gabardine, tweed, whitenoun

    (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Wiktionary

  1. tweednoun

    A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

  2. Etymology: * From tweel, with confusion with the River Tweed.

Wikipedia

  1. Tweed

    Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun.Tweeds are an icon of traditional Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English clothing, being desirable for informal outerwear, due to the material being moisture-resistant and durable. Tweeds are made to withstand harsh climates and are commonly worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting, in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland, tweed manufacturing is now most associated with County Donegal but originally covered the whole country. In Scotland, tweed manufacturing is most associated with the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides.

ChatGPT

  1. tweed

    Tweed is a type of coarse, often multicolored, woolen fabric with a flexible texture, typically used for making clothes such as suits and jackets. It is known for its durability and ability to resist wind and water, and is associated specifically with traditional British and Irish country clothing. Tweed is often characterized by its weave which can incorporate a variety of patterns and colors.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tweednoun

    a soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving

Wikidata

  1. Tweed

    Tweed is a rough, unfinished woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is made in either plain or twill weave and may have a check or herringbone pattern. Subdued, interesting colour effects are obtained by twisting together differently coloured woollen strands into a two- or three-ply yarn. Tweeds are desirable for informal outerwear, being moisture-resistant and durable. Tweeds are commonly worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting, in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. "Lovat" is the name given to the green used in traditional Scottish tweed. In Ireland, tweed manufacturing is most associated with County Donegal in the Province of Ulster. Tweed is also commonly found covering vintage or retro guitar amplifiers, such as the Fender Tweed. Tweed has recently come back to fashion with high end stores and designers using it often.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tweed

    twēd, n. a kind of woollen twilled cloth of various patterns, much used for men's suits.—adj. made of tweed. [From a mistaken reading of 'tweels' upon an invoice; not, as supposed, from the Tweed valley.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Tweed

    a famous river of Scotland, rises in the S. of Peeblesshire, and flows for 97 m. in a generally north-eastward direction; enters the German Ocean at Berwick; is a noted salmon river, and inseparably associated with the glories of Scottish literature and history.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Tweed

    It is perfectly true that this cloth is fabricated in the vicinity of the River Tweed, but the name is really a corruption of “Twill,” which word, in an invoice sent to James Locke in London, being blotted, looked like “tweed,” and the customer thought the cloth might as well be called by that name as by its original.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TWEED

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tweed is ranked #11456 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Tweed surname appeared 2,750 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tweed.

    91.6% or 2,519 total occurrences were White.
    3.6% or 100 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 59 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 45 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.3% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tweed in a Sentence

  1. Peter De Vries:

    Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

  2. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah:

    I was going to wear a tweed jacket and glasses and teach students.

  3. Peter De Vries:

    Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff -- it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

  4. Hermione Gingold:

    Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.

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