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tweed

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[ tweed ]

noun

  1. a coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors, either hand-spun and handwoven in Scotland or reproduced, often by machine, elsewhere.
  2. tweeds, garments made of this cloth.
  3. a paper having a rough surface, used especially for certain photographic prints.


Tweed

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[ tweed ]

noun

  1. William Mar路cy [mahr, -see] Boss Tweed, 1823鈥78, U.S. politician.
  2. a river flowing E from S Scotland along part of the NE boundary of England into the North Sea. 97 miles (156 km) long.
  3. a male given name.

tweed

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/ 迟飞颈藧诲 /

noun

    1. a thick woollen often knobbly cloth produced originally in Scotland
    2. ( as modifier )

      a tweed coat

  1. plural clothes made of this cloth, esp a man's or woman's suit
  2. informal.
    plural trousers
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tweed

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/ 迟飞颈藧诲 /

noun

  1. a river in SE Scotland and NE England, flowing east and forming part of the border between Scotland and England, then crossing into England to enter the North Sea at Berwick. Length: 156 km (97 miles)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tweed1

1835鈥45; apparently back formation from Scots tweedling twilling (now obsolete) < ?
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tweed1

C19: probably from tweel , a Scottish variant of twill , influenced by Tweed
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The King was in a kilt and tweed jacket while the Queen wore a blue coat with a tartan lapel and a red hat decorated with a feather.

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Over on the runway, the offering was a perfect spring palette of creams and pinks, with plenty of nods to classic Chanel tweed.

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As she strides through picturesque locations, dressed in tweed, and sits down with distinguished experts from the world of academia, she looks every bit the part of a BBC presenter.

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The images are so retro-grainy that they look like they were filtered through tweed.

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To my left was a tall, bald man wearing glasses and a tweed blazer.

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