Associations to the word «Worsted»

Wiktionary

WORSTED, noun. Yarn made from long strands of wool.
WORSTED, noun. The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
WORSTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of worst
WORSTED, adjective. Defeated, overcome.

Dictionary definition

WORSTED, noun. A woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit".
WORSTED, noun. A tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool.

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