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worsted

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CIDE DICTIONARY

worstedn. [From Worsted, now spelled Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See Worth, n., and Stead.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

worsted, n.
1 a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long staple wool.
2 fabric made from this.

Etymology
Worste(a)d in S. England

THESAURUS

worsted

all up with, beat, beaten, bested, confounded, defeated, discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored, hors de combat, lambasted, lathered, licked, on the skids, outdone, overborne, overcome, overmastered, overmatched, overpowered, overridden, overthrown, overturned, overwhelmed, panicked, put to rout, routed, ruined, scattered, settled, silenced, skinned, skinned alive, stampeded, trimmed, trounced, undone, upset, whelmed, whipped

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