Worsted

Quick meaning: Worsted is a noun meaning (textiles) Yarn made from long strands of wool.

Meaning

(textiles) Yarn made from long strands of wool.

More Meanings

1. The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
2. simple past and past participle of worst
3. Defeated, overcome.

Example Sentences

Finally he took a ball of worsted and tied strings of it across the back passage and across the opposite door.

An old ſet-ſtitch’d chair, valanced and fringed around with party-colour’d worſted bobs, ſtood at the bed’s head, oppoſite to the ſide where my father’s head reclined.

He had tied a bit of white worsted round his neck—Why? Where did he get it? Was it a badge—an ornament—a charm—a propitiatory act? Was there any idea at all connected with it?

[T]he kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ball of worsted Alice had been trying to wind up, and had been rolling it up and down till it had all come undone again; […]

Word Forms

• worsteds

Synonyms for worsted

Depending on context, synonyms include recreant, foiled, bested, broken, confounded, conquered.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pessimum, pessimal, last, mop up, whip, bottom.

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