noun
definition
Yarn made from long strands of wool.
definition
The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
Examples of worsteds in a Sentence
The industries consist of manufactures of cotton, linen, woollens and worsteds, and leather.
The manufacture of textiles is the most important industry; in 1905 the city produced worsteds valued at $30,926,964 and cotton goods worth $5,745,611, the worsted product being greater than that of any other American city.
In textiles - cottons, worsteds, woollens and carpets - in boots and shoes, in rubber foot-wear, in fine writing paper, and in other minor products, it is the leading state of the country.
Cotton goods are largely produced in Baden, Bavaria, Alsace-Lorraine and Wurttemberg, woollens and worsteds in Saxony and the Rhine province, silk in Rhen.ish Prussia (Elberfeld), Alsace and Baden.
Plain cloth and worsteds are also manufactured.