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..
Struse :: Struntian (n.) A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad..
Caddis :: Caddis (n.) A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..
Durance :: Durance (n.) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes..
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..
Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery..
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Worsted :: Worsted (imp. & p. p.) of Wors.
Berlin :: Berlin (n.) Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
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.
Shalloon :: Shalloon (n.) A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff..
Genappe :: Genappe (n.) A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc..
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..
Paramatta :: Paramatta (n.) A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino..
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..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work..
Orleans :: Orleans (n.) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel..
Rash :: Rash (n.) An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted..
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