Definition of worsted

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Worsted (n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery..

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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..
Cobourg :: Cobourg (n.) A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.
End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Paramatta :: Paramatta (n.) A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino..
Terry :: Terry (n.) A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings..
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..
Orleans :: Orleans (n.) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel..
Worsted :: Worsted (imp. & p. p.) of Wors.
Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..
Barege :: Barege (n.) A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted..
Vessets :: Vessets (n.) A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth..
Poplin :: Poplin (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses..
Berlin :: Berlin (n.) Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
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..
Rash :: Rash (n.) An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk 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..
Durance :: Durance (n.) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work..
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..
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