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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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..
Genappe :: Genappe (n.) A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc..
Afghan :: Afghan (n.) A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.
Berlin :: Berlin (n.) Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
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..
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..
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..
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..
Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..
Rash :: Rash (n.) An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted..
Paramatta :: Paramatta (n.) A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino..
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..
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 (imp. & p. p.) of Wors.
Poplin :: Poplin (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses..
Caddis :: Caddis (n.) A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
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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