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Tweed

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Tweed  (twd)
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.

Tweed, William Marcy Known as "Boss Tweed." 1823-1878.
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).

tweed  (twd)
n.
1. A coarse, rugged, often nubby woolen fabric made in any of various twill weaves and used chiefly for casual suits and coats.
2. tweeds Clothing made of this fabric.

[Alteration (possibly influenced by the river Tweed) of Scots tweel, twill, from Middle English twile; see twill.]
Word History: Changes in word forms are not always the result of patterned changes in consonants and vowels over time. In the case of the word tweed, as in many others, human error may have played a part. Tweed may be the result of a misreading of tweel, an originally Scots form of twill. Tweed might also be a misreading of an abbreviated form of tweeled, a form of twilled. Association with Tweed, the name of the river that is part of the border between England and Scotland, probably helped support the misreading of what was originally a trade name. Harris Tweed, a particular type of tweed, is still trademarked and must be woven from yarn dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Tweed is said to have first been used around 1831, but it is not recorded until 1847.

tweed
Noun
1. a thick woollen cloth produced originally in Scotland
2. tweeds a suit made of tweed [probably from tweel, Scots variant of twill]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Tweedtweed - thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Harris Tweed - a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides
wool, woolen, woollen - a fabric made from the hair of sheep
2.Tweedtweed - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations
tweed [twiːd] ntweed m

tweed [twiːd] ntweed m

tweed [twiːd] nTweed m
adj [jacket, skirt] → Tweed-

tweed [twiːd] ntweed m inv

tweed
n / adj tweed [twiːd]
(of) a kind of woollen cloth with a rough surface His suit was (made of) tweed; a tweed jacket. tweed تْويد: نَسيج صوفي غَليظ вид вълнен плат tvíd(ový) tweed; tweed- der Tweed; Tweed-... τουίντ chevió, cheviot (tela inglesa de lana de Escocia) tviid, tviid- فاستونی؛ پارچه پشمی tweed (de) tweed טְווִיד एक प्रकार का ऊनी कपड़ा gruba vunena tkanina, tvid tweed (gyapjúszövet) wol kasar tvíd(efni) tweed; di tweed ツイード 트위드(스카치 나사의 일종) tvidas tvīds; tvīda audums kain tweed tweed tweed(stoff) tweed tweed (de/din) tweed твид(овый) tvíd; tvídový tvid; tvidast tvid tweed ผ้าขนสัตว์ tüvid (粗)花呢 твід کھردرا اوني کپڑا vải tuýt


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The Tweed had been a wooden vessel, and he brought the tradition of quick passages with him into the iron clipper.
He was dressed in a suit of English tweed, with an ulster on his arm, and a valise in his hand.
He judged there was no time to be lost, and that the Tweed was not so far distant from the Thames that an army could not march from one river to the other, particularly when it was well commanded.
 
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