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Thick woolen fabric used for clothing.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Come to think of it, which pro sports commissioner would you consider most likely to show up in tweed?
  • It was a typical 1970s and 1980s detective show, with a detective tracking down balding white men in tweed suits.
  • The tweed was a favourite of designer Jean Muir, whose pieces have been worn by the likes of Judi Dench, Diana Rigg and Julie Walters.
  • Fabrics such as tweed and cloth were out, for the wind whipped them out into balloons.
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