Dictionary entry
Worsted
Pronunciation: /ˈwʊstɪd/
Pronunciation
/ˈwʊstɪd/
Myanmar Meaning
သိုးမွှေးချည်အနုစား။ ၎င်းနှင့် ယက်လုပ်သော အထည်။
Definition
worsted /'wƱstÇd/ n [U] သိုးေမြးအထည္စ။ a grey worsted suit.
Examples
- ‘It supplies wool-based coloured tops
- worsted yarns and fabric.’
- ‘The pattern calls for 100g of green worsted weight
- and 100g of the Canadiana is 182 m (200 yards for my Yankee neighbours).’
- ‘I don't have any DK weight yarn for the Ursule hat
- but I have worsted
- so I will be trying a test run of the Shining Star hat.’
- ‘I'd use a DK weight yarn
- though
- because worsted might get a bit heavy.’
- ‘Local historian and Keighley News columnist Ian Dewhirst says the mill was built - at a cost of £25
- 000 - in the 1870s by manufacturer James Collingham
- for machine combing and spinning worsted yarns.’
- ‘The company has four units engaged in the production of worsted yarn at Secunderabad
- Bulandshahar
- UP
- texturised yarn and grey fabrics and grey and dyed fabrics at Ludhiana (two units) and cotton and polyester viscose yarn at Baddi.’
- ‘The ad says that people who buy into the discount plan get worsted weight yarn for $2.92.’
- ‘And since you're using an Aran or worsted weight yarn
- there are a lot of options for yarn - so it can be a relatively inexpensive sweater
- or you can splurge without breaking the bank.’
- ‘Botany/Merino wool is a fine wool made from worsted wool yarn.’
- ‘The spokesman added: ‘The worsted spinning side of the business will continue after the summer shutdown to complete existing customers' orders.’’
- ‘It's definitely a worsted weight yarn
- but I can't be entirely sure.’
- ‘In addition to darning and plain sewing
- she provided instruction in fancy needlework
- tambouring
- and embroidery in silk and worsted.’
- ‘Cheney was a worsted wool usually used for furnishings but sometimes for informal
- at-home attire
- which is exactly where banyans were worn.’
- ‘In the 14th and 15th centuries textile manufacture became the dominant industry
- especially of cloths called worsteds after a local village.’
- ‘This facility is producing fabrics with luxurious finishes in a range of worsted and synthetic fabrics for the moderate to better markets.’
- ‘The final winner was Eriskay fabric
- a worsted material with an unusual honeycomb texture
- designed by Catherine Murray from Bute Fabrics.’
- ‘Overall the market is difficult but there's a lot of interest in our lightweight worsted suitings and jacketings for spring 2006.’
- ‘Boys usually wore grey worsted shorts and grey flannel shirts
- with the senior boys sometimes permitted to wear long trousers
- a monogrammed school blazer
- white shirt
- sometimes with a starched collar
- and school tie.’
- ‘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
- woolens
- and worsteds from Great Britain; and fine linens from the Continent.’
- ‘Fine Bradford worsteds are particularly prized and companies such as John Foster of England sell 60 per cent of their suitings in Japan.’