TWEED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tweed mean? 

• TWEED (noun)
  The noun TWEED has 2 senses:

1. thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

2. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

  Familiarity information: TWEED used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tweed" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Meronyms (substance of "tweed"):

wool; woolen; woollen (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tweed"):

Harris Tweed (a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides)

Derivation:

tweedy (of textiles; having a rough surface)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flannel; gabardine; tweed; white

Hypernyms ("tweed" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

Our visitor was an exceedingly alert man, thirty years of age, dressed in a quiet tweed suit, but retaining the erect bearing of one who was accustomed to official uniform.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Was dressed, when last seen, in black frock-coat faced with silk, black waistcoat, gold Albert chain, and grey Harris tweed trousers, with brown gaiters over elastic-sided boots.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was an old acquaintance, Inspector Morton, of Scotland Yard, dressed in unofficial tweeds.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As he stepped into the circle of yellow light thrown by the lantern she saw that he was a person of gentlemanly bearing, dressed in a grey suit of tweeds, with a cloth cap. He wore gaiters, and carried a heavy stick with a knob to it.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was quietly dressed in a suit of heather tweed with a soft cloth cap which he had laid down upon my books.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Between them an elderly, grey-bearded man, wearing a short surplice over a light tweed suit, had evidently just completed the wedding service, for he pocketed his prayer-book as we appeared, and slapped the sinister bridegroom upon the back in jovial congratulation.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)