tweed /twiːd/ noun
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Scottish English; Origin: tweel 'twill'; influenced by Tweed river in Scotland]

1. [uncountable] rough woollen cloth woven from threads of different colours, used mostly to make jackets, suits, and coats:
a thick tweed suit

2. tweeds [plural] a suit of clothes made from this type of cloth:
He wore casual country tweeds.

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