DisputedOrigin is disputed
tweed
noun · first attested 19th century
The cloth may be a river, or a misread word for twill.
A rough woolen cloth associated with Scotland.
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Record
- Relationship
- Origin is disputed
- Confidence
- DisputedCompeting explanations remain live.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
River Tweed
- Step 2
tweel
- In English
tweed
One account derives tweed from a misreading of tweel, Scots for twill. Another ties it to the River Tweed, which runs along the Scottish border. Both stories circulate; neither is beyond doubt.
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