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

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

Queen Elizabeth stepped out in a gorgeous, deep red tweed number while greeting the Emir of Qatar in Windsor in October 2010. —Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026

The young men present were dressed in utilitarian T-shirt and jean combos; the women wore tweed blazers, Moncler puffers, leather jackets, and multicolored suede Adidas sneakers. —Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026

Things To Do Every English period drama has a clay shooting scene, complete with tweeds and leather boots. —Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026

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