Rough durable woolen cloth with irregular slubs or knots on the surface, made with a twill or herringbone weave Multicolored yarns are produced by adding colored nubs prior to spinning Early tweeds were characterized by a very hairy face and scratchy hand Today, many tweeds are flattened and shaven to soften them Made in various weights and patterns and used for suits, sportswear and coats
Someone who is wearing tweeds is wearing a tweed suit. an academic, dressed in tweeds and smoking a pipe. A river, 156 km (97 mi) long, of southeast Scotland forming part of the Scottish-English border. It flows eastward to the North Sea and has rich salmon fisheries. American politician. The Democratic boss of New York City in the 1860s, he defrauded the city of millions of dollars before being exposed and convicted (1873). Medium-to heavy weight fabric, rough in surface texture, produced in a great variety of colour and weave effects (see weaving). Most tweeds are made entirely of wool, but an increasing number are blends of wool with cotton, rayon, or other synthetic fibres. Most are woven from dyed yarns, but some are dyed after being woven. Technical advances in dyeing raw stock, yarns, and fabrics, together with new techniques in finishing, have resulted in a wide variety of durable cloths. Tweed River Tweed William Marcy Boss Tweed
originally, a coarse, heavyweight, rough surfaced wool fabric for outerwear, woven in Scotland The term is now applied to fabrics made in a wide range of weights and qualities, generally from woollen spun yarns
Originally derived from the Scottish word "tweel," meaning "to cross," the name of the Tweed River, which separates England from Scotland Tweed material is prickly and coarse, and used in jackets and vests, rather than pants Different varieties of tweed take their names from region of origin
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
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[ 'twEd ] (noun.) 1841. probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth.