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tweed

[tweed] / twid /


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There, at a tombstone whose name is illegible, the inspector and his crew find a corpse in a tweed suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Boxy tweed boucle jackets with fringed trims and structured brightly coloured handbags were the order of day, with various materials including lace also on display.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

John scored quarter-zip sweaters for himself and his father-in-law, and his wife splurged on a tweed jacket for Christmas Day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

Another is Harris tweed, the manufacturer of a fabric handwoven in the Outer Hebrides, which has risen from near death and now employs hundreds, selling its products all over the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

I barrel into the smell of pipe tobacco and the scratch of his tweed suit.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

There were tailored women’s coats in wool, checks and earth-toned tweeds, and chunky cable knits and mini-dress polos in cashmere.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

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

When he returned he would bring back gifts: slippery, shiny silks, or thick woolen tweeds, or toy dolls made of pale, cold porcelain.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo


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