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worsted
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Worsted
(gcide) | Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Worsting.] [See Worse, v. t. & a.]
To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the
better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
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The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
ark. --South.
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Worsted
(gcide) | Worsted \Worst"ed\ (?; 277), n. [From Worsted, now spelled
Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See
Worth, n., and Stead.]
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1. 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.
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2. Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted,
used in knitting and embroidery.
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worsted
(wn) | worsted
n 1: a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap;
woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
2: a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
[syn: worsted, worsted yarn] |
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Worsted
(gcide) | Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Worsting.] [See Worse, v. t. & a.]
To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the
better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
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The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
ark. --South.
[1913 Webster]Worsted \Worst"ed\ (?; 277), n. [From Worsted, now spelled
Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See
Worth, n., and Stead.]
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1. 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.
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2. Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted,
used in knitting and embroidery.
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Zephyr worsted
(gcide) | Zephyr \Zeph"yr\, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. ?, akin to ? darkness,
the dark side, west: cf. F. z['e]phyr.]
The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. "Soft the
zephyr blows." --Gray.
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As gentle
As zephyrs blowing below the violet. --Shak.
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Zephyr cloth, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium;
also, a waterproof fabric of wool.
Zephyr shawl, a kind of thin, light, embroidered shawl made
of worsted and cotton.
Zephyr yarn, or Zephyr worsted, a fine, soft kind of yarn
or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.
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worsted yarn
(wn) | worsted yarn
n 1: a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
[syn: worsted, worsted yarn] |
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