worsted

wor·sted  (wstd, wûrstd)

n.

1. Firm-textured, compactly twisted woolen yarn made from long-staple fibers.

2. Fabric made from such yarn.

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[Middle English, variant of worthstede, after Worthstede (Worstead), a village of eastern England.]

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worsted adj.

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worsted [ˈwʊstɪd]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a closely twisted yarn or thread made from combed long-staple wool

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fabric made from this, with a hard smooth close-textured surface and no nap

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (modifier) made of this yarn or fabric a worsted suit

[named after Worstead, a district in Norfolk]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	worsted - a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit" cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	worsted - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool worsted yarn thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Translations

worsted [ˈwʊstɪd] N (= cloth) → estambre m

worsted [ˈwʊstɪd] n → laine f peignée

worsted

n (= yarn) → Kammgarn nt; (= cloth also) → Kammgarnstoff m

adj → Kammgarn-; worsted suit → Kammgarnanzug m; worsted wool → Kammgarn nt

worsted [ˈwʊstɪd] n (cloth) → pettinato
wool worsted → lana pettinata

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worsted [ˈwʊstɪd] n (cloth) → pettinato
wool worsted → lana pettinata