tweed

noun

ˈtwēd 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Through the decades, O’Donnell used traditional Irish materials like lace, wool, tweeds and crochet in her custom designs. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025

Their new arrivals, from twee table lamps to a handsome tweed dining chair. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025

Clarkson teamed a short-sleeve, button-front jacket with pleated wide-leg trousers, which were both designed in rich burgundy tweed. —Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

Swift wore a black and white tweed coat ($9,600) over a wool jersey jumpsuit ($4,650) accessorized with a Chanel pearl and gold belt ($2,250). —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably short for Scots tweedling, twidling twilled cloth

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tweed

• bead
• bleed
• brede
• breed
• cede
• creed
• deed
• feed
• freed
• greed
• heed
• keyed

Kids Definition

tweed

noun

ˈtwēd 

1

: a rough woolen cloth

2

plural : tweed clothing (as a suit)

Geographical Definition

Tweed

geographical name

ˈtwēd 

river 97 miles (156 kilometers) long in southeastern Scotland and northeastern England flowing east into the North Sea

Biographical Definition

Tweed

biographical name

ˈtwēd 

William Marcy 1823–1878 Boss Tweed American politician