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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The set kept the house’s tweed language in view, but Stewart’s oxfords pulled it away from the polished sandal or pointed pump expected at a Cannes daytime call.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
Taylor wore a purple cashmere dress and added a tweed and fur coat to stay warm.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Shift Dress Tuckernuck’s Jackie Dress is a tweed shift with a neckline and silhouette that feel genuinely timeless rather than merely retro.
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Crack into a can of craft beer, gaze at the wall plastered with polaroids of smiling patrons, and tuck into an engrossing read on one of the tweed armchairs.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
Taylor wore a purple cashmere dress and added a tweed and fur coat to stay warm.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Shift Dress Tuckernuck’s Jackie Dress is a tweed shift with a neckline and silhouette that feel genuinely timeless rather than merely retro.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Crack into a can of craft beer, gaze at the wall plastered with polaroids of smiling patrons, and tuck into an engrossing read on one of the tweed armchairs.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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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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