tweed

& a. [Usually derived from the name of the river which falls into the sea at Berwick. It is said, however, that some cloth called on an invoice tweels, or tweeled, that is, woven diagonally, having been sent to London, the word, which was blotted or imperfectly written, was misread Tweed, and as the cloth was manufactured in the valley of the Tweed, and the designation tweed was consequently an appropriate one, it was allowed to stand, even after the error had been detected. ( Weekly Times, Feb. 21, 1875.)] A. As substantive : 4233 generally combined in the same yarn. The best is made of all wool, but in inferior kinds shoddy and cotton are also introduced. B. As adj.: Made of the cloth so called.