a rough woollen cloth

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• Tweed (cloth) — Tweed is a rough, unfinished woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is made in either plain or twill weave and may have a check or herringbone pattern. Subdued, interesting… …   Wikipedia

• tweed — [twi:d] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Scottish English; Origin: tweel twill ; influenced by Tweed river in Scotland] 1.) rough ↑woollen cloth woven from threads of different colours, used mostly to make ↑jackets, suits, and coats ▪ a thick tweed suit …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tweed — noun (U) 1 rough woollen cloth woven from threads of different colours, used mostly to make jackets jacket (1), suits, and coats 2 tweeds (plural) a suit of clothes made from this type of cloth …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• kersey — noun /ˈkəːzi/ A type of rough woollen cloth …   Wiktionary

• rug — [16] The ancestry of rug is not altogether clear. It originally meant ‘rough woollen cloth’, which appears to link it with words such as Swedish rugg ‘ruffled hair’ and Old Norse rogg ‘tuft’ (source of English rag), so it could well be a… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• balmacaan — /bælməˈkan/ (say balmuh kahn) noun a loose, full overcoat originally of rough woollen cloth with raglan sleeves. {named after Balmacaan, an estate near Balmoral, Scotland} …  

• ratine — /rəˈtin/ (say ruh teen) noun 1. a rough woollen cloth, formerly in use chiefly for travelling coats. 2. a coarse fabric made from fine warp yarn cotton. 3. → rateen (def. 1). Also, rateen, ratiné /ˈrætəneɪ/ (say ratuhnay). {French} …  

• rug — [16] The ancestry of rug is not altogether clear. It originally meant ‘rough woollen cloth’, which appears to link it with words such as Swedish rugg ‘ruffled hair’ and Old Norse rogg ‘tuft’ (source of English rag), so it could well be a… …   Word origins

• frieze — rough heavy woollen cloth Fabric and Cloth …   Phrontistery dictionary

• Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… …   Wikipedia

• Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… …   Wikipedia