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tweediness

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Noun1.tweediness - looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)tweediness - looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
nubbiness, coarseness
raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
2.tweediness - an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds
inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
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But the Butcher's, an immaculately clean and modern antidote to Cotswold tweediness, welcomes riff-raff as well - the frequency of the increasingly spherical Alastair Down's visits does not appear to be doing his diet any good, and pro-punter and floozy-frightener Dave Nevison was so taken with the gaff on the first night of the Paddy Power meeting that he insisted on returning the next day, leaving a generous tip on both occasions.
THE DIKLER: Roaring trade in jockeys' coffees at the Old Butcher's; ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
For decades middle-aged women, with the exception of iconic movie stars such as Joan Collins and Sophia Loren, have felt it necessary to descend into a timewarp of permed hair, cardigans, lavenderscented tweediness and form an orderly, invisible queue for the opening of the Pearly Gates.
Sophia so good for all us older women by The Mirror (London, England)
For decades middle-aged women, with the exception of iconic movie stars like Joan Collins and Sophia Loren, have felt it necessary to descend into a time-warp of permed hair, cardigans, lavender-scented tweediness and form an orderly, invisible queue for the opening of the Pearly Gates.
Why must beige come with age? by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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