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  • His nickname at Andover was "Tweeds," but his twang comes from his west Texas boyhood.

    The Bush Family Franchise 2008

  • I have a fitted cardigan made by the brand "Tweeds".

    Possibly A New Obsession - A Dress A Day 2007

  • Tweeds, especially, get me, with their subtle flecks of color; or the deep intensity of the velvets.

    Drunk On Color Heather McDougal 2009

  • Tweeds from their parents' closets and Dickies pants with wallet chains and wool caps on their filthy little heads.

    X, Chapter 2: Min Benjamin Matvey 2012

  • One danger is that the price of their buy-in will be to smother the major changes the program needs and Mr. Cuomo says he favors, especially once the modern-day Boss Tweeds get a look at concrete proposals.

    Cuomo's Medicaid Warning 2011

  • Tweeds, especially, get me, with their subtle flecks of color; or the deep intensity of the velvets.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • Tweeds, furs, woollens and silks give this season's fashion a distinctly relaxed feel, with the occasional flourish of city chic.

    Town and Country 2010

  • The party conference and the run-up to the election are vital for both men: the Liberal Democrats is no longer the party of bearded elbow-padded Tweeds, but one of seasoned regicides.

    Liberal moment or Liberal Democrat dilemma? 2009

  • The party conference and the run-up to the election are vital for both men: the Liberal Democrats is no longer the party of bearded elbow-padded Tweeds, but one of seasoned regicides.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • I could have bought a LOT more as they had Silk Garden in a yummy colour, plus lots of nice sock yarns, Louisa Harding yarns and lots of Rowan Scottish Tweeds but...well, I don't have £200 to spare, the stash is reaching a silly level and there is of course SkipNorth and Coldspring Mill coming up.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Spinningfishwife 2008

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