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TWEED
flannel, gabardine, tweed, white
(noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
tweed
(noun) thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tweed (countable and uncountable, plural tweeds)
A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.
Anagrams
• dewet, dweet, tewed
Proper noun
Tweed (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeds)
a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England. Tweed cloth takes its name from this river, see tweed.
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tweed is the 11456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2750 individuals. Tweed is most common among White (91.6%) individuals.
Anagrams
• dewet, dweet, tewed
Source: Wiktionary
Tweed, n. Etym: [Probably a corruption of twills. See Twill.]
Definition: A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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