Meaning of worsted

wor•sted

Pronunciation: (woos'tid, wûr'stid), [key]

— n.

firmly twisted yarn or thread spun from combed, stapled wool fibers of the same length, for weaving, knitting, etc. Cf.
wool cloth woven from such yarns, having a hard, smooth surface and no nap.

—adj.

consisting or made of worsted.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

worsted (Thesaurus)

worst-case wort

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