Worsted
['wʊstɪd]
Definition
(noun.) a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns 'he wore a worsted suit'.
(noun.) a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool.
Checker: Peggy--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Worst
(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.
(n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.
Checker: Natalia
Definition
n. twisted thread or yarn spun out of long combed wool: woollen yarn for ornamental needlework.—adj. made of worsted yarn.—n. Worst′ed-work needlework done with worsted.
Inputed by Alphonso
Examples
- And after this cry and strife the sun may rise and see him worsted. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I'm being scorched in the legs, which indeed is testified to the noses of all present by the smell of his worsted stockings. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She gave him one glassy kiss, and four stiff fingers muffled in worsted. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Bob, I believe you are worsted, and you deserve it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She worked that worsted day and night, or other pieces like it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Lady Crawley is always knitting the worsted. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I made it like those Beth invented, a big butterfly with a fat body, and black and yellow wings, worsted feelers, and bead eyes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He wanted to see me worsted (I knew he did), and one minute he paused to take breath. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In fact, it was a little battle between the young lady and the old one, and the latter was worsted. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Everybody dawdled that morning, and it was noon before the girls found energy enough even to take up their worsted work. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They outnumbered me, and I was worsted and under their feetbut, as yet, I was not dead. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- One peculiarity of his black clothes and of his black stockings, be they silk or worsted, is that they never shine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- If my last combat is now about to be fought, and I am to be worsted--so let it be! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In the same islands, they knit worsted stockings to the value of a guinea a pair and upwards. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- There's a demand for socks just now, added Jo, waving hers like a big blue worsted banner as they parted at the gate. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- We can't reason from our feelings to those of this class of persons, said the other lady, sorting out some worsteds on her lap. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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