tweed

  • 31Tweed — [tvi:t ], der; s, Plural s und e <englisch> (ein Gewebe) …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 32tweed|ed — «TWEE dihd», adjective. dressed in tweeds; wearing tweedy clothes: »... elegantly tweeded women shoppers (Manchester Guardian) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33Tweed — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Tweed », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) …

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  • 34Tweed — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino TEXTIL Paño escocés de lana virgen, cálido, fuerte y resistente al desgaste e impermeable. * * * tweed (ingl.; pronunc. [tuid]) m. Tejido escocés de lana, con mezcla de hilos de colores apagados, que se usa… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 35tweed — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino TEXTIL Paño escocés de lana virgen, cálido, fuerte y resistente al desgaste e impermeable. * * * tweed (ingl.; pronunc. [tuid]) m. Tejido escocés de lana, con mezcla de hilos de colores apagados, que se usa… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 36Tweed — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a topographical name for someone living on the banks of the river Tweed, which flows between north east England and south east Scotland, and bears a British name of uncertain… …

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  • 37tweed — [[t]twi͟ːd[/t]] tweeds 1) N MASS Tweed is a thick woollen cloth, often woven from different coloured threads. ...shooting coats in tweed or rubberised cotton. ...my husband s old tweed cap. 2) N PLURAL Someone who is wearing tweeds is wearing a… …

    English dictionary

  • 38tweed — UK [twiːd] / US [twɪd] noun Word forms tweed : singular tweed plural tweeds 1) [uncountable] a type of thick rough cloth made from wool of different colours a tweed jacket 2) tweeds [plural] a suit made from tweed …

    English dictionary

  • 39tweed — [19] The story attached to the origin of tweed is that it resulted from a misreading of tweel, or perhaps more plausibly the past form tweeled, Scottish variants of twill or twilled, under the influence of the name of the Scottish river Tweed.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40Tweed — /twid/ (say tweed) noun 1. a river flowing east from southern Scotland along a part of the north eastern boundary of England into the North Sea. 156 km. 2. a coastal river in north eastern NSW, with the Gold Coast towns of Coolangatta and Tweed… …