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worsted

worsted

8.7
A smooth wool fabric with a hard surface used for suits
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrstɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • Malabrigo Worsted Merino is perfect.
  • worsted wool

Examples

  • - It's a worsted, I should think.

    Savage Grace (2007)

  • Perhaps a worsted and a tweed.

    The Good Shepherd (2006)

  • The suit was a dark worsted, almost black, bought a dozen years earlier at the Hub in Tobaccoton.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • These are knit in the round in a heavy worsted weight (Malabrigo Worsted Merino).

    Blog text (22)

  • She purchased a beautiful suit made from worsted fabric for the wedding.

  • The tailor recommended a worsted blend for its durability and smooth texture.

  • He wore a stylish worsted coat that felt luxurious against his skin.

Compounds

worsted yarn
  • Specialized
6.8

Smooth, strong thread made by tightly twisting long wool fibers for knitting and weaving

Surface Forms

worsted singular
worsteds plural

Etymology

Worsted comes from the name of an English village, Worstead, where people long ago made a strong, smooth wool yarn that was then woven into cloth; the place name became the name of the fabric. That's why worsted today means a smooth, hard-textured wool fabric often used for suits.