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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WORSTED, pp. Defeated; overthrown.
WORSTED, n. WUSTED. [The origin of this word is uncertain. It is usually supposed to take its name from a town in England or in Flanders; but in Norman, worstetz is mentioned; as lit de morstetz, a bed of worsted.] Yarn spun from combed wool; a particular kind of woolen yarn.
WORSTED, a. Consisting of worsted; made of worsted yarn; as worsted stockings.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
2: a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool [syn: worsted, worsted yarn]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Worsted (now Worstead), England Date: 13th century a smooth compact yarn from long wool fibers used especially for firm napless fabrics, carpeting, or knitting; also a fabric made from worsted yarns • worsted adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long staple wool. 2 fabric made from this. Etymology: Worste(a)d in S. England

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(worsteds) Worsted is a kind of woollen cloth. N-MASS

Moby Thesaurus

all up with, beat, beaten, bested, confounded, defeated, discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored, hors de combat, lambasted, lathered, licked, on the skids, outdone, overborne, overcome, overmastered, overmatched, overpowered, overridden, overthrown, overturned, overwhelmed, panicked, put to rout, routed, ruined, scattered, settled, silenced, skinned, skinned alive, stampeded, trimmed, trounced, undone, upset, whelmed, whipped