Harris tweed{™}

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 tweed jacket.

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  • Harris tweed — [after Harris (see LEWIS WITH HARRIS), in the Outer Hebrides, where the cloth is made] trademark for a soft, all wool tweed, hand woven on the islands of the Outer Hebrides …   English World dictionary

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