tweed
Collocations
4ADJ.
old, stout, woollen
VERB + TWEED
called, wearing, wore
TWEED + NOUN
salmon, sir, skirt
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.
MICHAEL NOWAK, alias John Mazurkiewiez, was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April, 2 1/4 yards of woollen cloth, called tweed, value 12s., and 2 1/4 yards of woollen cloth, called doe-skin, value 17s., […]
“Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”
name
A river in the United Kingdom; a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England.
The Tweed is a salmon river, and the Blessing of the Nets ceremony heralds the start of the fishing season.
A municipality and community therein, in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Laurens County, Georgia, United States.
A local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, named after the Tweed River; in full, Tweed Shire.
A river in this region of New South Wales.
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Example Bank
6MICHAEL NOWAK, alias John Mazurkiewiez, was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of April, 2 1/4 yards of woollen cloth, called tweed, value 12s., and 2 1/4 yards of woollen cloth, called doe-skin, valu
Wiktionary“Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”
WiktionaryThe Tweed is a salmon river, and the Blessing of the Nets ceremony heralds the start of the fishing season.
WiktionaryHe is dressed in an old tweed suit.
Tatoeba · #296122Tom was dressed in an old tweed suit.
Tatoeba · #6250443Tom is wearing an old tweed suit.
Tatoeba · #8392141