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worsted::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | worsted yarn |
| Type of | thread, yarn |
Examples of worsted
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We were no experts at forensics, but we knew immediately that he'd been worsted.
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In the eighteenth century, England was famous for its woollen and worsted cloth.
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The Yorkshire worsted industry, adopted the ring frame which required less skill.
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In the seventeenth century, England was famous for its woollen and worsted cloth.
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These mills were established in 1815 as a steam powered worsted spinning mill.
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Douglas engaged him with all the old fire and force, and worsted him in the debate.
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Lombe was born in Norwich in approximately 1693, the son of a worsted weaver.
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If it IS acrylic, I'll be willing to bet it's acrylic knitting worsted-weight yarn.
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Many spinners differentiate between worsted preparation and worsted spinning.
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- A woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
- A tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
- Worsted , is the name of a yarn, the cloth made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. The name derives from the village of Worstead in the English county of Norfolk. ...
- Yarn made from long strands of wool; The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn; Defeated, overcome
- A yarn that has been made using the worsted spinning system.
- Before wool is spun into yarn, it is combed then worsted so that only longer pieces of fiber are left for final spinning. This process yields a high quality wool yarn.
- Wool spun so that the fibers lie straight in the yarn. Worsted yarn is harder, smoother, cooler, and stronger than woolen. Worsted fabric does not tend to fuzz or pill.
- Fabric woven from long wool fibers and combed to eliminate short fibers and twisted tightly there are few fuzzy fibers. The fabric is given a hard press to make them crisp and smooth.
- A lightweight cloth made of long-staple combed wool yarn. The name was derived from Worsted near Norwich, a center for worsted weaving. The smooth, shiny fibers were suitable for embroidery and indeed were synonymous with the word crewel, or crewel yarn.
