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[tweed] / twid /


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They are waulking the wool, an age-old tradition for rendering tweed soft and airtight so that it might keep the shepherds of the Scottish Hebrides warm.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Across the aisle, a young man with shaggy hair and a tweed blazer noticed the book on my lap.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

"I wanted to see whether, when you strip away the usual Chanel signatures - the tweed, the jewelled buttons - you can still get to that essence," he told WWD.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

At the front desk, the clerk—an older man, now, with a tweed cap tipped over his face—says, “What can I do for you?”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

On the Scottish island of Harris, the setting for this novel, expensive tweeds are a costly commodity.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

With stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa looking on, the first outfits made abundant use of sheer silk muslin alongside Chanel tweeds before the arrival of more whimsical, avian-inspired styles.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

Giambattista Valli switched things up for his fall runway show at Paris Fashion Week, taking a step back from his signature, airy floral styles to focus on tweeds, which he also offered for men.

From Reuters Mar. 3, 2023

At the Conservative Party conference there really were young men in pin-striped suits or tweeds, as well as women of a certain age wearing pearls.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2022

A cluster of grandees in tweeds and armbands identifying them as minders to the secretary and his entourage stood off to the side in the front.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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