Worsted

Word WORSTED
Character 7
Hyphenation worst ed
Pronunciations /ˈwʊs.tɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Worsted"

What do we mean by worsted?

Firm-textured, compactly twisted woolen yarn made from long-staple fibers. noun

Fabric made from such yarn. noun

Natural or synthetic yarn of a medium weight. noun

A variety of woolen yarn or thread, spun from long-staple wool which has been combed, and in the spinning is twisted harder than is usual. It is knitted or woven into stockings, carpets, etc. noun

Woolen yarn for ornamental needlework and knitting. noun

Consisting of worsted; made of worsted yarn: as, worsted stockings.

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. noun

Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery. noun

Yarn made from long strands of wool. noun

The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn. noun

Simple past tense and past participle of worst. verb

Defeated, overcome. adjective

A woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns noun

A tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool noun

Yarn made from long strands of wool.

The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.

The farthest from the best. The most horrible. The pits. To have nothing good. Urban Dictionary

A person that gives you the least helpful answer possible to a question you ask them. Urban Dictionary

1. Moderately to extremely bad. 2. Not good. 3. Exclamation of badness Urban Dictionary

A term used for describing someone who is more than just very attractive Urban Dictionary

Definition of worst 1: Greg. The most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill his worst fault - deceptive and manipulative; Greg is beyond an asshole. 2a :most unfavorable, difficult, unpleasant, or painfully your worst enemy. He is a twat waffle. Douche bag at his finest. b :most unsuitable, faulty, unattractive, or ill-conceived has the worst table manners - Greg picks his nose c :least skillful or desirable theworst person ever 3:most wanting in quality, value, or condition the worst results superlative of bador of ill — the worst person ever, EVER. Urban Dictionary

1. someone who makes poor decisions and pretends to be a good person when, in reality, they suck at life Urban Dictionary

Used by itself without nouns or adjectives. commonly said when something you dislike occurs. Urban Dictionary

When you have hit rock bottom by choice and inflict this upon those around you however you can. Urban Dictionary

1) the least good 2) the most ungood Urban Dictionary

A sorry excuse for a person. Usually a narcissist. Might like to take selfies in the gym. Always complains about how NOTHING is their fault. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Worsted

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The word "worsted" in example sentences

Shakspeare has not been very courteous towards the _worsted gentry_; had he lived in our times, they might have _worsted_ him for a libel: he says in King Lear, "A base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three suited, hundred pound, filthy, worsted stocking knave." ❋ Various (N/A)

For the first lesson I had two balls, one made in worsted, large and soft, the other a bullet. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

* Yet a lady of not less than fifty years of age, placed herself at the same time under his instruction, and executed a large piece of worsted from a good mezzotinto print – a cupid and lion. ❋ Unknown (1874)

These will be from Ann Budd’s Getting Started Knitting Socks, the 5-Stitches-Per-Inch socks in worsted-weight yarn. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For many years, worsted-weight acrylic yarn was called 4-ply acrylic, but is increasingly known as worsted, because a 4-ply yarn might not be worsted weight if the four plies used to create it are not the size required to make that your weight. ❋ Nancy J. Thomas (2002)

On such occasions I would recommend the following method: -- First, draw the fowl, reserving the gizzard and liver to be tucked under the wings; truss the fowl with skewers, and tie it to the end of a skein of worsted, which is to be fastened to a nail stuck in the chimney-piece, so that the fowl may dangle rather close to the fire, in order to roast it. ❋ Charles Elm�� Francatelli (N/A)

Should the Turks be at all worsted, which is probable, of course we must increase our assistance. ❋ Queen Of Great Britain Victoria (1860)

"In no description of manufacture connected with the woollen trade has machinery been more fertile in improvements than in what may be termed the worsted stuff trade." ❋ Samuel Sidney (1848)

The long is used for worsted, which is finished when it leaves the loom; the short for cloth, which is compacted together, increased in bulk and diminished in breadth, by fulling; that is, so beating as to take advantage of the serrated edges of the wool which lead it to felt together. ❋ Samuel Sidney (1848)

The English-Latin dictionary also had a translation for woosted: woosted being the old form of "worsted", the spinning term. ❋ Penny (2009)

A part of their success, of course, was in traditional areas of European export to Canada, such as worsted fabrics, but much of it has been in areas where American firms had been strongly established in our market. ❋ Unknown (1980)

Two varieties of thread are spun from wool, one is known as "worsted," the other as "woollen" yarns; from these yarns two kinds of cloths are woven, distinguished as worsted and woollen cloths; the former are in general not subjected to any milling or felting process, while the latter invariably are. ❋ Franklin Beech (N/A)

Presently, however, we reached a turnpike gate across our road, and as there was some fruit exhibited for sale in the window of the toll-house we went inside, and found the mistress working at her spinning-wheel, making a kind of worsted out of which she made stockings. ❋ Robert Naylor (N/A)

Sicilian, who had never been "worsted," even by one of his own countrymen. ❋ Robert Smythe Hichens (1907)

The contest had waged about ten minutes, fiercely, and Rover was evidently getting "worsted," when Dick, who had been constantly encouraging his dog, stooped close to his ear, and spoke something in a low, quick, energetic tone. ❋ Unknown (1847)

A kind of worsted gloves, used by the lower orders. ❋ Unknown (1822)

* A kind of worsted gloves, used by the lower orders. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

David, in agreement with you on the subject of "worsted" vs. "bested" - worsted is a type of yarn and I assume Mr Hudson isn't implying that Robin Hood turned rich people into wool. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Greg] is [the worst]. You are the worst. This is the worst. That is the worst. Or as [one word]; Worst, as to describe something. ❋ Matt Roche (2004)

[Jack] -"[Craig]. How does this work?" Craig - "It doesn't" Jack - "You are [the worst]" ❋ J4ckcolley (2015)

"Dude, I [fell off my bike] today." -Mike "The worst!" -Joe "I'm sorry, but you can't [ride on] the 1 cent pony at [Meijer]." -Mom "The Worst!" - Kid Dave's computer crashes... "The worst!" - Dave ❋ 1345 (2010)

"Look at that girl over there she is [bad]." "No, she's way [past] bad, she's [the worst]." ❋ Realnickp22 (2018)

[Greg] B. is [the worst] [person I] know. ❋ Luuuucy (2017)

[Jon] called [Rory] to tell her how great his life was going after he [cheated on] her while he was living at her parents' house; he literally is the worst. ❋ LynZay (2015)

you just [spilled] [juice] on your new top.."ugh..[WORST]!!" ❋ Ksmall (2005)

Joseph: "[Hey Ben] - Have you had a chance to transfer me that money from [the rainbow] beach trip?" Ben: "[Yeah Nah]." Everyone: "Damn Son, Ben is the worst" ❋ Shit Or Hurl. (2017)

❋ Tranquil_demon (2003)

Wow, she's literally [the worst] [human] [alive]. ❋ Burnbook07 (2018)

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