worsted
Americannoun
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firmly twisted yarn or thread spun from combed, stapled wool fibers of the same length, for weaving, knitting, etc.
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wool cloth woven from such yarns, having a hard, smooth surface and no nap.
adjective
noun
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a closely twisted yarn or thread made from combed long-staple wool
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a fabric made from this, with a hard smooth close-textured surface and no nap
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(modifier) made of this yarn or fabric
a worsted suit
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of worsted
1250–1300; Middle English worsted ( e ), special use of Worstede Worstead ( Old English Wurthestede ), name of parish in Norfolk, England, where the cloth was made
Example Sentences
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Jiangsu Nijiaxiang Group Worsted Textile Co., a few hours’ drive from Shanghai in the heartland of Chinese textile production, says that before the 2008-09 global financial crisis, exports accounted for 70% of sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2015
If stockholders approve a proposed merger with New England's Bachmann-Uxbridge Worsted Corp.,
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1942 Airedale Worsted Mills, Inc. was healthy enough to take over Woonsocket's Bernon.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not very lucrative to work in the Botany Worsted Mills of Passaic, N. J. Some workers got $9 a week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Worsted in fair fight they resorted to foul; and among the publications avowedly established for personal slander of their adversaries, a pre-eminence so infamous was obtained by the Beacon, that it disgraced the cause irretrievably.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
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