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tweed::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | textile, fabric, material, cloth |
| Has types | harris tweed |
| Derivation | tweedy |
Examples of tweed
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These days geek chic requires a lot more than a tweed jacket with suede patches.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He had put on dress shoes, nice slacks and a tweed coat and carried a briefcase.
From the kansas.com
The old wooden looms no longer turn out country colours of green and grey tweed.
From the nzherald.co.nz
For a long time tweed has been seen as the preserve of the elderly and outdated.
From the express.co.uk
The juxtaposition of smooth patent leather with nubby tweed makes it interesting.
From the freep.com
Actually, any hat is cool these days, including knit caps and tweed newsboy hats.
From the dailyherald.com
Carolina Herrera's pheasant-trimmed fedora and tweed vest with organza overlay.
From the denverpost.com
The textures showed up as tweed-look fabrics, made from the perforated leather.
From the nytimes.com
Ladylike heels rather than platforms, toe cap heels, fuller skirts, tweed suit.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
- Flannel: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- Tweed is a rough, unfinished woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is made in either plain or twill weave and may have a check or herringbone pattern. ...
- Fender Amplifiers have a long history. Leo Fender began building guitar amps before he started manufacturing guitars. The first of these amps were the K&F models, which were produced between 1945 and 1946. ...
- Tweed is a municipality and a village located in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County.
- (Tweeding) Blending two colors of floss for shading purposes. Also referred to as blending floss, blended needle or blended stitch.
- Tweeding involves using two (but sometimes more) different thread colours in the same needle, usually to give more subtle colour shading. Also a blending filament can be used to give a metallic effect.
- A thick wool or wool blend fabric woven with dyed yarns.
- Is a rough textured wool, originally homespun and slightly felted. This fabric is sturdy with a mottled color.
