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How to use worsted in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun, adjective

Worsted means yarn made from long strands of wool. Example: “The worsted army fled in disarray.”

Examples of worsted by meaning

nounYarn made from long strands of wool.

  • Finally he took a ball of worsted and tied strings of it across the back passage and across the opposite door.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Three Investigators Come across a Dark Soul”, in The Land of Mist, New York, N.Y....

nounThe fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.

  • Worstead became the centre for the manufacture of this new material, which came to be known as worsted – after the village.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 414, about Worstead
  • The cognitive dissonance is plain to see on the faces of recruiters who pretend clothing is no big deal, but are clearly disappointed if you show up to a job interview in a dark worsted business suit.2024 July 20, Derek Guy, “What is ‘mogul style’? Why billionaire bland has had its day”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London...

adjectiveDefeated, overcome.

  • The worsted army fled in disarray.

More sentences with worsted

  • I should use very thick worsted and make very big, loopy, spready stitches.1913, Gouverneur Morris, chapter 11, in If You Touch Them They Vanish, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 125. From the entry spready
  • There are suit vests, in bankerly worsteds and pinstripes, and “odd vests,” in solid colors, checks and suede.2008 January 10, David Colman, “Ditching the Suit, the Vest Struts Its Stuff”, in New York Times. From the entry bankerly
  • Results of giving a hand wash to worsted fabric.1961 September, Edwin G. Sutcliffe, “Now a Permanent Flat-Press for Worsted!”, in Textile Industries, Atlanta, Ga.: W. R. C. Smith…. From the entry hand wash
  • The chief demand in men's-wear fabrics is for combed and milled fabrics such as worsteds, kerseys, tibets, meltons, etc.1920, Special Agents Series, number 194, page 59. From the entry tibet
  • Suppose we wish to make a pointed cap, such as used to be known as a toboggan cap, from yarn or worsted.1915, William Rush Dunton, Occupation therapy. From the entry toboggan
  • In the manufacture of worsted yarn the carded wool must be passed through combing machines until all the fibers lay parallel to each other.1911 October 11, National Wool Grower - Volume 2, page 34. From the entry carded

Meaning of worsted

  1. noun Yarn made from long strands of wool.
  2. noun The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
  3. adjective Defeated, overcome.

Full definition of worsted

Questions about worsted in a sentence

How do you use worsted in a sentence?
Worsted is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “The worsted army fled in disarray.”
What is a short sentence with worsted?
“The worsted army fled in disarray.”
What does worsted mean?
Worsted means yarn made from long strands of wool.

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