worsted
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worsted¹
- /ˈwʊs.tɪd/ UK
- /ˈwʊs.tɪd/ US
- /ˈwɝ.stɪd/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English worstede, worsted, from Worstede (now Worstead; Old English *Wurϸestede), a town in Norfolk, England.
noun worsteds
- Yarn made from long strands of wool. 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.
- The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn. [T]he undertaker’s wife opened a side door, and pushed Oliver down a steep flight of stairs into a stone cell, damp and dark, forming the ante-room to the coal-cellar, and denominated “the kitchen,” wherein sat a slatternly girl in shoes down at heel, and blue worsted stockings very much out of repa
worsted²
- /ˈwəː.stɪd/ UK
- /ˈwɝ.stɪd/ US
Where it comes from
Participle adjective of the verb worst.
verb
- simple past and past participle of worst
adjective more worsted · most worsted
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Defeated, overcome.
The worsted army fled in disarray.
Similar: beaten, recreant, vanquished, foiled, bested, broken, confounded, conquered, defeated, licked, overcome, overpowered
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noun yarn made from wool
| Español | estambre |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 絨線 /绒线 róngxiàn |
| Deutsch | Kammgarn |
| Română | lână pieptănată |
| Русский | камвольная пряжа kamvolʹnaja |
noun fine smooth wool fabric
| Español | gabardina, sarga |
|---|---|
| Português | estambre, lã penteada, lã cardada |
| Français | pure laine peignée, gabardine |
| Italiano | pettinato |
| Română | gabardină, stofă-gabardin |
adj defeated, overcome
| Español | vencido, derrotado, deshecho, aplastado, aniquilado |
|---|---|
| Français | vaincu, battu, défait, battu à plate couture, déconfit, culbuté |
| Русский | побеждённый pobeždjónnyj |
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title = {worsted},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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