1
: a rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats
2
tweeds plural
: tweed clothing
specifically
: a tweed suit
Examples of tweed in a Sentence
a skirt made of tweed
The elderly professor was always seen in his tweeds.
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On the runway, Chanel also reimagined its hallowed tweed skirt suit with bursts of tulle, floor-length hem-lines and necklines slashed off-the-shoulder.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Upon her departure, the singer changed into a tweed skirt suit, keeping the same accessories.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Photo: Getty Images First Lady Trump opted for a gray tweed skirt suit by Christian Dior, which featured a scarf-shawl lapel and belted waist.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
The press bench is filled with journalists in tweed jackets and ties, not a single woman among them.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Upon her departure, the singer changed into a tweed skirt suit, keeping the same accessories.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Photo: Getty Images First Lady Trump opted for a gray tweed skirt suit by Christian Dior, which featured a scarf-shawl lapel and belted waist.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
The press bench is filled with journalists in tweed jackets and ties, not a single woman among them.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Tweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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tweed
noun1
: a rough woolen cloth
2
plural
: tweed clothing (as a suit)
Geographical Definition
Tweed
geographical name
river 97 miles (156 kilometers) long in southeastern Scotland and northeastern England flowing east into the North Sea
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