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wor·sted (wo̵os′tid, wʉr′stid)

noun

  1. a smooth, firmly twisted thread or yarn made from long-staple wool combed to make the fibers lie in the same direction
  2. fabric made from this, as gabardine or serge, with a smooth, hard surface

Etymology: ME wurstede, after Worsted, now Worstead, England, where first made

adjective

made of worsted

worsted Synonyms

worsted

n.

woolens, suiting, long staple, English worsted; see wool 2.

worsted Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spin: Coldharbour Mill has been spinning worsted and woolen yarn for 200 years.

Adjective modifier

  • white: A Corporal; his shoulder knot is of white worsted.

Modifies a noun

  • stocking: Dent's main industry was the knitting of worsted stockings which were probably sold at the Wavers Market in Sedbergh.
  • yarn: Worsted yarns however, are made up of longer fibers with a higher twist.
  • wool: Wooly dress Brides wishing to get married in tartan will be pleased to know worsted wool is not the only fabric available.
  • mill: By 1852 a worsted mill, ran by the Townend Brothers, had been established on the western side of Halifax Road.
  • weight: Carriage on right; use either worsted weight acrylic yarn or cotton yarn with Key Plate 3 Pull out 50 needles.
  • manufacturer: In 1830 Oastler met John Wood, a worsted manufacturer from Bradford, who agonized over the need to employ children in his factory.
worsted Quotes

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, Sleep to wake.

—Browning, Robert

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