Worsted

Definition

worsted /'wƱstÇd/ n [U] သိုးေမြးအထည္စ။ a grey worsted suit.

Examples

1. ‘It supplies wool-based coloured tops
2. worsted yarns and fabric.’
3. ‘The pattern calls for 100g of green worsted weight
4. and 100g of the Canadiana is 182 m (200 yards for my Yankee neighbours).’
5. ‘I don't have any DK weight yarn for the Ursule hat
6. but I have worsted
7. so I will be trying a test run of the Shining Star hat.’
8. ‘I'd use a DK weight yarn
9. though
10. because worsted might get a bit heavy.’
11. ‘Local historian and Keighley News columnist Ian Dewhirst says the mill was built - at a cost of £25
12. 000 - in the 1870s by manufacturer James Collingham
13. for machine combing and spinning worsted yarns.’
14. ‘The company has four units engaged in the production of worsted yarn at Secunderabad
15. Bulandshahar
16. UP
17. texturised yarn and grey fabrics and grey and dyed fabrics at Ludhiana (two units) and cotton and polyester viscose yarn at Baddi.’
18. ‘The ad says that people who buy into the discount plan get worsted weight yarn for $2.92.’
19. ‘And since you're using an Aran or worsted weight yarn
20. there are a lot of options for yarn - so it can be a relatively inexpensive sweater
21. or you can splurge without breaking the bank.’
22. ‘Botany/Merino wool is a fine wool made from worsted wool yarn.’
23. ‘The spokesman added: ‘The worsted spinning side of the business will continue after the summer shutdown to complete existing customers' orders.’’
24. ‘It's definitely a worsted weight yarn
25. but I can't be entirely sure.’
26. ‘In addition to darning and plain sewing
27. she provided instruction in fancy needlework
28. tambouring
29. and embroidery in silk and worsted.’
30. ‘Cheney was a worsted wool usually used for furnishings but sometimes for informal
31. at-home attire
32. which is exactly where banyans were worn.’
33. ‘In the 14th and 15th centuries textile manufacture became the dominant industry
34. especially of cloths called worsteds after a local village.’
35. ‘This facility is producing fabrics with luxurious finishes in a range of worsted and synthetic fabrics for the moderate to better markets.’
36. ‘The final winner was Eriskay fabric
37. a worsted material with an unusual honeycomb texture
38. designed by Catherine Murray from Bute Fabrics.’
39. ‘Overall the market is difficult but there's a lot of interest in our lightweight worsted suitings and jacketings for spring 2006.’
40. ‘Boys usually wore grey worsted shorts and grey flannel shirts
41. with the senior boys sometimes permitted to wear long trousers
42. a monogrammed school blazer
43. white shirt
44. sometimes with a starched collar
45. and school tie.’
46. ‘Wealthy people were able to dress and furnish their homes with cottons and silk-needlework textiles from India; woven and painted silks from China; silks
47. woolens
48. and worsteds from Great Britain; and fine linens from the Continent.’
49. ‘Fine Bradford worsteds are particularly prized and companies such as John Foster of England sell 60 per cent of their suitings in Japan.’