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WORSTED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns
Example:
he wore a worsted suit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("worsted" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
Synonyms:
worsted; worsted yarn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("worsted" is a kind of...):
thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
