tweed /twiːd/ BrE AmE 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 ↑ jacket s , 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.