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Tweed Common

Tweed has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

"He wore a classic tweed jacket that he found at an estate sale, appreciating its Scottish heritage and sturdy texture."

2

(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

"He slipped into his old pair of tweeds before stepping out for a morning walk."

3

A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

"She wore a classic tweed jacket to the country fair, its rough texture perfect for the crisp autumn air."

Proper Noun
1

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.

"We spent our afternoon walking along the banks of the River Tweed to see where it marks the border before emptying into the sea near Berwick-upon-Tweed."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fabric trousers
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Harris Tweed
Rhyming Words
eed feed meed seed heed weed teed need deed keed peed leed beed reed steed speed freed ogeed greed treed
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