Hypertext Webster Gateway: "worsted"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
ark. --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Worsted \Worst"ed\ (?; 277), n. [From Worsted, now spelled
Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See
{Worth}, n., and {Stead}.]
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.

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

As gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet. --Shak.

{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 {worsted}, a fine, soft kind of yarn or
worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

worsted
n 1: a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap;
woven of worsted yarns
2: a tightly twisted woolen yarn


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