tweed

tweed
noun
  1. [mass noun]a rough-surfaced woollen cloth, typically of mixed flecked colours, originally produced in Scotland
    (原产于苏格兰的)粗花呢
    [as modifier]a tweed sports jacket.
    粗花呢运动茄克。
    ■(tweeds)clothes made of this material
    粗花呢衣服
    boisterous Englishwomen in tweeds.
    身着粗花呢衣,喧闹的英国妇女。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: originally a misreading of tweel, Scots form of twill, influenced by association with the river Tweed
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