worsted yarn

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• worsted yarn — noun a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long staple wool • Syn: ↑worsted • Hypernyms: ↑thread, ↑yarn * * * noun see worsted I, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• Worsted — (pronunciation: IPA| [ˈwʊstɪd] ), 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. This village became, along with North Walsham and… …   Wikipedia

• yarn — n. fiber 1) to spin yarn 2) to unsnarl yarn 3) wool(en); worsted yarn 4) (misc.) a ball; hank; skein of yarn tale, story (colloq.) 5) to spin, tell a yarn about * * * [jɑːn] hank skein of yarn tell a yarn about …   Combinatory dictionary

• Worsted — Worst ed (?; 277), n. [From Worsted, now spelled Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See {Worth}, n., and {Stead}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Well twisted yarn spun of long staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• worsted — ► NOUN 1) a fine smooth yarn spun from long strands of combed wool. 2) fabric made from such yarn. ORIGIN from Worstead, a parish in Norfolk, England …   English terms dictionary

• worsted — [woos′tid, wʉr′stid] n. [ME wurstede, after Worsted, now Worstead, England, where first made] 1. a smooth, firmly twisted thread or yarn made from long staple wool combed to make the fibers lie in the same direction 2. fabric made from this, as… …   English World dictionary

• worsted — woolen fabric made from twisted yarn, late 13c., from Worstead (O.E. Wurðestede), town in Norfolk where the cloth originally was made …   Etymology dictionary

• Yarn — This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story. Yarn …   Wikipedia

• worsted — /woos tid, werr stid/, n. 1. firmly twisted yarn or thread spun from combed, stapled wool fibers of the same length, for weaving, knitting, etc. Cf. woolen. 2. wool cloth woven from such yarns, having a hard, smooth surface and no nap. adj. 3.… …   Universalium

• worsted knitting yarn — ▪ textile       wool yarn made of long staple fibres that have been combed to remove undesirable short fibres and make them lie parallel. In the spinning operation, which imparts the necessary twist to hold the fibres together, worsted yarns are… …   Universalium

• worsted — 1. noun /ˈwʊs.tɪd,ˈwʊs.tɪd,ˈwɝ.stɪd/ a) Yarn made from long strands of wool. Yes, young people are usually blind to everything but their own wishes, and seldom imagine how much those wishes cost others, said Mrs. Garth She did not mean to go… …   Wiktionary