n.1 a rough-surfaced woollen cloth, usu. of mixed flecked colours, orig. produced in Scotland.
2 (in pl.) clothes made of tweed.
Etymology: orig. a misreading of tweel, Sc. form of TWILL, infl. by assoc. with the river Tweed
n.1 a rough-surfaced woollen cloth, usu. of mixed flecked colours, orig. produced in Scotland.
2 (in pl.) clothes made of tweed.
Etymology: orig. a misreading of tweel, Sc. form of TWILL, infl. by assoc. with the river Tweed
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012