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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Berlin :: Berlin (n.) Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Afghan :: Afghan (n.) A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.
Vessets :: Vessets (n.) A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth..
Durance :: Durance (n.) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes..
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..
Cobourg :: Cobourg (n.) A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.
Worsted :: 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..
Poncho :: Poncho (n.) A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds..
Rash :: Rash (n.) An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted..
Stuff :: Stuff (v. t.) Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber..
Worsted :: Worsted (imp. & p. p.) of Wors.
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work..
End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Poplin :: Poplin (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses..
Genappe :: Genappe (n.) A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc..
Barege :: Barege (n.) A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted..
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.
Chenille :: Chenille (n.) Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies' dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs..
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