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tweed

rough, unfinished woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, now often made of other fibers
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tweed

Summary

tweed ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,311 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tweed is made of wool[2].
  • tweed is made of synthetic fiber[3].
  • tweed is a type of woven fabric[4].
  • tweed's Commons category is recorded as Tweed (cloth)[5].
  • tweed's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[6].
  • tweed's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[7].

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Definition and Type

tweed is a type of woven fabric[4].

Why It Matters

tweed ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,311 views/month).[1] tweed has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] tweed is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Chalmd · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → woven fabric
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Bbc things id → fb3a06d4-1005-4027-b0ab-0b1146b1b6b4
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: fb3a06d4-1005-4027-b0ab-0b1146b1b6b4, Adding BBC Things ID"
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