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tweed

noun as in wool

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Tweed is estimated to have swindled the equivalent of $3.5 billion from New York during his time as a senator.

Or a horse and carriage, like the one driven a young man in a tweed suit and cap from yesteryear, as he gazed up at the stars.

Semi-rigged elections, and blurred lines between business and government—Beijing's wrangling would make Boss Tweed proud.

A turtleneck gray sweater—it was herringbone tweed—and a cap.

Knickers I had designed—gray tweed, gray leather gloves, gray socks.

He looks about thirty-five, has a clean-shaven intelligent face, and is dressed in a dark tweed suit.

And, after him, from the far end rose also the figure in the tweed suit, leaving Harris by himself.

She considered the embers on the stone, and then her grey eyes travelled back to the spare, tweed-clad figure beside it.

For a moment neither spoke; then Maynard acknowledged her presence by raising his tweed hat.

Berwick-on-Tweed lies partly in England and partly in Scotland, the river which runs through it forming the boundary line.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tweed, such as: cashmere, fleece, fur, hair, mohair, and yarn.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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