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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But at the same time, there’s an undercurrent of nostalgia for the English countryside, with its tweeds, plaids, and horse-bit motifs.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Vintage fabric samples—tweeds, linens, a sky-blue poplin with white contrail stripes—hung from a rack against a wall.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Long black tweed jacket with sequins, black pants, and white wrap blouse top with sequined collar.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Ready to add a tweed jacket to your fall closet à la Stewart?
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Vintage fabric samples—tweeds, linens, a sky-blue poplin with white contrail stripes—hung from a rack against a wall.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Long black tweed jacket with sequins, black pants, and white wrap blouse top with sequined collar.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Ready to add a tweed jacket to your fall closet à la Stewart?
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tweed
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“Tweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweed. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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