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Definition of tweeds

tweeds

/twiːdz/
tweeds
Plural:tweeds
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Adjective:tweedy
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tweeds Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

Garments, especially a matching jacket and trousers or skirt, made of tweed fabric.

Example

"The professor wore his favorite brown tweeds to the autumn lecture."

2

Various types or patterns of rough-surfaced woolen cloth, typically of mixed flecked colors, originally produced in Scotland.

Example

"The tailor displayed an assortment of Scottish tweeds for the winter coat."

• Rhymes for tweeds

• Nearby Words

tweaker
tweed
tweed river
tweeds
tweedy
tween
tweenage

Word Origin & Etymology

Originally an accidental misreading of the Scots word 'tweel' (meaning 'twill'), which a London cloth merchant in the 1830s mistook for 'Tweed' by association with the River Tweed that flows through the Scottish textile region.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tweeds. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tweeds
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