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Harris Tweed
a brand of heavy, handwoven woolen fabric made in the Outer Hebrides.
Harris Tweed
noun
a loose-woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides, esp Lewis and Harris
Example Sentences
One man can be seen kicking in a plate-glass window at night to steal armfuls of Harris Tweed bags, costing up to £150 each.
Often looking to history, her influential designs have included corsets, Harris Tweed suits and taffeta ballgowns.
She put models in Harris Tweed, fine knitting, 'mini-crinis' and corsets that pushed their busts almost up to the chin.
Her signature items are bags fashioned from Harris Tweed jackets, incorporating the lapels as a design detail.
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.
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