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worsted
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wor·sted  (wstd, wûrstd)
n.
1. Firm-textured, compactly twisted woolen yarn made from long-staple fibers.
2. Fabric made from such yarn.

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

worsted adj.

worsted [wooss-tid]
Noun
a close-textured woollen fabric used to make jackets and trousers [after Worstead, a district in Norfolk]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Translations

worsted [ˈwustɪd] n (wool) worsted → estambre m
worsted [ˈwustɪd] n (wool) worsted → laine peignée
worsted [ˈwustɪd] nKammgarn nt
worsted [ˈwustɪd] n (wool) worsted → lana pettinata


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