zephyr worsted
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zephyr worsted
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The obsequious dressing-maid laid it lightly on her shoulders, and holding out a white nubia of zephyr worsted, she said, "P'r'aps missis would like to war dis ere."
From A Romance of the Republic by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
Every white stripe you worked with zephyr worsted in briar stitch or herring-bone or feather stitch.
From A Little Girl in Old New York by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
Fine worsted for fancyÏwork; zephyr worsted; Ð called also Berlin wool.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
It is knitted with two threads, one of white and the other of chinchilla zephyr worsted, and wooden needles, crosswise, in rounds going back and forth.
From Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Buy a strip a foot long and six inches wide, and embroider it all over in alternate lines of cross and single stitching, using single zephyr worsted, blue or rose-colored.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 by Dodge, Mary Mapes
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