thick woollen cloth

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• Harris tweed{™} — n [U] a type of thick woollen cloth for making coats, jackets, etc. It is woven by hand on the islands of Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. The Gaelic name is ‘Clo Mhor’ which means ‘the big cloth’: a Harris… …   Universalium

• Harris tweed™ — [Harris tweed] noun [U] a type of thick woollen cloth for making coats, jackets, etc. It is woven by hand on the islands of Harris and Lewis in the Outer ↑Hebrides. The ↑Gaelic name is ‘Clo Mhor’ which means ‘the big cloth’ • …   Useful english dictionary

• camel-hair — ADJ: ADJ n (The spellings camel hair, and in American English camel s hair are also used.) A camel hair coat is made of a kind of soft, thick woollen cloth, usually creamy brown in colour …   English dictionary

• tweed — [[t]twi͟ːd[/t]] tweeds 1) N MASS Tweed is a thick woollen cloth, often woven from different coloured threads. ...shooting coats in tweed or rubberised cotton. ...my husband s old tweed cap. 2) N PLURAL Someone who is wearing tweeds is wearing a… …   English dictionary

• guernsey frock — /ˈgɜnzi frɒk/ (say gernzee frok) noun a frockcoat made from thick woollen cloth …  

• swan's-down — /ˈswɒnz daʊn/ (say swonz down) noun 1. the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc. 2. a fine, soft, thick woollen cloth. Also, swandown, swansdown …  

• zibeline — /ˈzɪbəlaɪn/ (say zibuhluyn), / lən/ (say luhn) adjective 1. of or relating to the sable. –noun 2. the fur of the sable. 3. a thick woollen cloth with a flattened hairy nap. Also, zibelline. {French, from Italian zibellino, from Medieval Latin… …