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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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..
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..
Durance :: Durance (n.) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes..
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..
End :: End (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Tapestry :: Tapestry (n.) A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less pictorial and the stuff employed for wall hangings and the like. The term is also applied to different kinds of embroidery..
Struse :: Struntian (n.) A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work..
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..
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.
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Vessets :: Vessets (n.) A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth..
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..
Poncho :: Poncho (n.) A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds..
Poplin :: Poplin (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses..
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..
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Shalloon :: Shalloon (n.) A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff..
Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..
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