How do you use the word "tweed" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "tweed": He is dressed in an old tweed suit. Tom was dressed in an old tweed suit.

Tweed Meaning

/twiːd/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

nameA river in the United Kingdom; 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.

Sentence Examples

He is dressed in an old tweed suit.

Tom was dressed in an old tweed suit.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

white

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

He wore a jacket made of ____ to keep warm in the cold weather.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He wore a stylish jacket made of thick ____ to keep himself warm during the cold and windy autumn afternoon today.

Word Origin & History

Attested since the 1830s. Probably a shortening or back-formation from Scots tweedling (“a type of twilled cloth”), attested since the 16th century and related to tweedle; the two words are variants of tweeling and tweel, which go back to Middle English twel, twyle (“a type of woven fabric; twill”), whence also English twill. Scottish tradition says it derives directly from tweel when an English merchant misread tweels or tweeled (cloth) in an 1831 letter from a Scottish merchant as Tweed(s) and took it to be a trade-name based on the River Tweed, but the DSL says evidence for this is lacking, and because English merchants must have been familiar with tweel(ed cloth) before the 1830s, it seems unlikely to be based on misunderstanding tweel rather than on the well-attested tweedle. Several of the earliest citations, from 1839, 1841, and 1845 treat it as a new name for a familiar cloth.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”" — 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled!:

"The Tweed is a salmon river, and the Blessing of the Nets ceremony heralds the start of the fishing season." — 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 296:

Explore More B2 Vocabulary Words