Harris Tweed

American  

Trademark.

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

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Harris Tweed British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Now staff remove all the Harris Tweed handbags from the shop windows before closing.

From BBC

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

From Reuters

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

From Seattle Times

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

To safeguard the fabric and the island chain’s fragile economy, a watchdog group, Harris Tweed Authority, was set up in 1909 to represent the area’s 190 self-employed weavers and 9,000 different patterns.

From National Geographic