Lexic.us

Definition of Tweedy

1. Adjective. Of textiles; having a rough surface. "A sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"

2. Adjective. (of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy.

Definition of Tweedy

1. Adjective. (context: of clothing) made of tweed, or having a similar rough texture ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a person) wearing tweed clothing ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a person) preppy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tweedy

1. resembling tweed [adj TWEEDIER, TWEEDIEST] - See also: tweed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tweedy

twee pop tweed tweedier tweediest tweedily tweediness tweedinesses tweedle tweedled tweedler

tweedlers tweedles tweedlike tweedling tweeds tweedy (current term) tweek tweeker tweekers tweel

tweeled tweeling tweels tweely tween tweenage tweenager tweenagers tweened tweener

Literary usage of Tweedy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"Under an arrangement made with JD tweedy, a cotton buyer of Madison, Ga., Bullard Bros, shipped cotton to him, receiving a commission of 25 cents per bale. ..."

2. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1892)
"HC tweedy, in a paper on Recent Aids to the Diagnosis uf Diseases of the Stomach, ... The first mode of physical examination to •which Dr. tweedy drew ..."

3. Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court (1870)
"JAMES tweedy, MARIA tweedy his wife, and WILLIAM GRIFFITHS. The old established rule is, that four things are requisite to an estate by curtesy; viz., ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1837)
"Dr. tweedy JOHN TODD, with the assistance of Mr. Schweitzer, has provided himself with a supply of artificial digestive fluids, prepared after the method of ..."

5. Transactions of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (1905)
"A Sub-Committee was appointed consisting of Mr. George MacFarlane and Mr. David Dunlop for the Clyde district and Mr. John tweedy and myself for the ..."

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