tweed
Example Sentences
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Designed by her dressmaker Norman Hartnell, the Queen first wore her Harris tweed jacket and Balmoral Tartan skirt in the 1950s.
From BBC
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
Costelloe often used traditional Irish fabrics and textiles in his designs, including Irish linen and tweed.
From BBC
He’s wearing one of his many tweed jackets with green elbow patches and an emerald pocket square to match.
From Literature
“You there, in the tweed cap! May I borrow your velocipede?”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.