Definition of worsted

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Worsted (n.) Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like..

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Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Shalloon :: Shalloon (n.) A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff..
Damask :: Damask (n.) A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
Reel :: Reel (n.) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches..
Worsted :: Worsted (imp. & p. p.) of Wors.
Orleans :: Orleans (n.) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel..
Caddis :: Caddis (n.) A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
Bombazine :: Bombazine (n.) A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments..
Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery..
Cobourg :: Cobourg (n.) A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.
Genappe :: Genappe (n.) A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc..
Poplin :: Poplin (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses..
Cardigan Jacket :: Cardigan jacket () A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.
Barege :: Barege (n.) A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted..
Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work..
Paramatta :: Paramatta (n.) A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino..
Vessets :: Vessets (n.) A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth..
Struse :: Struntian (n.) A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad..
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