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worsted |
4 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: worsted n 1: a woolen fabric with a hard close-textured surface and no nap, woven of worsted yarns 2: a tightly twisted woolen yarn
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