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Harris Tweed

American  
Trademark.
  1. a brand of heavy, handwoven woolen fabric made in the Outer Hebrides.


Harris Tweed British  

noun

  1. a loose-woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides, esp Lewis and Harris

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Often looking to history, her influential designs have included corsets, Harris Tweed suits and taffeta ballgowns.

From Reuters • Dec. 29, 2022

Her signature items are bags fashioned from Harris Tweed jackets, incorporating the lapels as a design detail.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

"I want to find some Irn Bru, touch Harris Tweed and see a castle," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2021

Catherine Campbell, from the Isle of Harris, is made an OBE for services to the Harris Tweed industry and economy on the Isle of Harris.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2021

It had all the digestibility of tripe with an added aroma of Harris Tweed.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 27, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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