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Harris tweeds

Harris tweeds is the plural of Harris tweed.

Meaning of Harris tweed

Noun

Harris tweed (countable and uncountable, plural Harris tweeds)

  1. A loosely woven tweed made by hand on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides.
    • So Enid and Malone walked up and down outside. As they were so engaged another taxi drove up and a large, untidy-looking, ungainly bearded man in a suit of Harris tweed stepped out of it.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

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What is Harris tweeds the plural of?
Harris tweeds is the plural of Harris tweed.

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  9. Harris's sparrow
  10. Harris's sparrows
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