worsted: see wool wool, fiber made from the fleece of the domestic sheep. Composition and Characteristics

Wool consists of the cortex, overlapping scales (sharper and more protruding than those of hair) that may expand at their free edges causing fibers to
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worsted

Wool yarn made of long-staple fibres that have been combed to remove unwanted short fibres and make them lie parallel. In the spinning operation, which gives the necessary twist to hold the fibres together, worsted yarns are more tightly twisted than are the bulkier woolen yarns. The soft, heavy yarn is strong and durable and is often used for sweaters. Worsteds are also used for fine dress fabrics and suit material.

worsted

1. a closely twisted yarn or thread made from combed long-staple wool

2. a fabric made from this, with a hard smooth close-textured surface and no nap

worsted [′wu̇s·təd]

(textiles)

Yarn spun from combed long-staple wool fibers.

Fabric made from this yarn.

Yarns, with any fiber content, manufactured by using the worsted spinning system.

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No references found	"I kin remember when her two feet was no bigger dan yer t'umb, and she weared worsted boots," moaned she. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context But the black kitten had been finished with earlier in the afternoon, and so, while Alice was sitting curled up in a corner of the great arm-chair, half talking to herself and half asleep, the kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ball of worsted Alice had been trying to wind up, and had been rolling it up and down till it had all come undone again; and there it was, spread over the hearth-rug, all knots and tangles, with the kitten running after its own tail in the middle. Through the Looking Glass by Carroll, Lewis View in context Poor Sag-Harbor, therefore, seems worsted all round. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context	Worm Gage Worm Gear worm lizard worm wheel Worm.Explorezip virus wormcast wormhole wormhole routing Wormley Conference Worms Worms, Concordat Worms, Concordat of Worms, Diet Worms, Diet of Worms, Edict of wormseed oil Wormsloe State Historic Site wormwood wormwood oil wormy WORO worobieffite worship worshipful worst case evaluation worsted worsted system wort worth Worth County Worth, Charles Frederick Worth, Irene Worth, William Jenkins Wörther See Worthies Worthing Worthington Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site Worthington State Forest Worthington, Henry Worthington, L. Valentine WOSA Wosciech Kojalowicz Wotan Wotan's ravens Wotton, Sir Henry Wotton, William Wouk, Herman Wound wound around the axle wound botulism	worst headache of my life Worst Irredundant Sum-Of-Products Worst Maximum Magnitude of the OCC worst of Worst of All Time Worst of Public Access Worst of the Worst Worst Person Ever Worst Possible Scenario Worst President Ever Worst Product Name Ever? Worst Team Ever Worst to First Worst User Location worst-case Worst-Case Duty Cycle Worst-Case Execution Path Worst-Case Fair Weighted Fair Queueing Worst-Case Fairness Index Worst-Case Reliability Prediction Worst-Case Response Time Worst-case scenario Worst-case scenario Worst-case scenario Worst-Case Split Overhead Worst-Link Stress worsted Worsted manufacture Worsted manufacture Worsted manufacture worsted system Worsted wool Worsted wool Worsted wool worsted yarn worsted yarn worsted yarn worsted yarns worsted yarns worsted yarns Worstedopolis Worstedopolis worsteds worsteds worsteds Worstershire worsting worsting worsting Worston Worston Worston worsts worsts worsts wort wort

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"I kin remember when her two feet was no bigger dan yer t'umb, and she weared worsted boots," moaned she.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context

But the black kitten had been finished with earlier in the afternoon, and so, while Alice was sitting curled up in a corner of the great arm-chair, half talking to herself and half asleep, the kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ball of worsted Alice had been trying to wind up, and had been rolling it up and down till it had all come undone again; and there it was, spread over the hearth-rug, all knots and tangles, with the kitten running after its own tail in the middle.

Through the Looking Glass by Carroll, Lewis View in context

Poor Sag-Harbor, therefore, seems worsted all round.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

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