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Worsted   /wˈərstɪd/   Listen
verb
Worst  v. t.  (past & past part. worsted; pres. part. worsting)  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."


Worst  v. i.  To grow worse; to deteriorate. (R.) "Every face... worsting."


noun
Worsted  n.  
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.





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"Worsted" Quotes from Famous Books



... positively refused to leave. Oh—it's the air," he added as the doctor laughed, "and the charm of old nature. You know, doctor, it's contagious, this enchantment of the woods." Alice gave an involuntary start and the little ball of blue worsted in her lap dropped to the floor, and unravelled itself to the edge of ...
— The Lady of Big Shanty • Frank Berkeley Smith
... blowing through the open windows of the mill. Barefoot girls—it's only on Sunday that Donegal country girls wear shoes and then they put them on only when they are quite near church—silently needled khaki-worsted over the shining wire prongs. Others spindled wool for new work. As they stood or sat at their work, the shy colleens told of an extra room added to a cabin, or a plump sum to a dowry through the money earned at the mill. None ...
— What's the Matter with Ireland? • Ruth Russell
... test-tube of H2O" and "a cup of cold water" "A pair of brogans" and "a little empty shoe" "Bump" and "collide" "A brilliant fellow" and "a flashy fellow" "Bungled it" and "did not succeed" "Tumble" and "fall" "Dawn" and "6 A.M." "Licked" and "worsted" "Fat" and "plump" "Wept" and "blubbered" "Cheek" and "self-assurance" "Stinks" and "disagreeable odors" "Steal" and "embezzle" "Thievishness" and "kleptomania" "Educated" and "highbrow" "Job" and "Position" "Told a lie" and "fell into verbal inexactitude" "A drunkard" ...
— The Century Vocabulary Builder • Creever & Bachelor
... back! sich things is ripperhensible; feller only "corks" hisse'f that jaws a man that's hot; In a quarrel, of you'll only keep your mouth shet and act sensible, The man that does the talkin'll git worsted every shot! ...
— Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) • Bill Nye
... moment the door to the veranda opened and a girl stepped out, clad in a house dress, with a cape thrown around her shoulders and a worsted shawl caught over her head in bonnet fashion. Deck did not have to look twice to convince himself that ...
— An Undivided Union • Oliver Optic


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