TWEED


Meaning of TWEED in English

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.