a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns
<noun.artifact> he wore a worsted suit
a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
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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.
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.
DRUMMOND Group, the worsted and wool textile company, is to raise about Pounds 2.5m net of expenses via a rights issue. Ordinary shareholders will be entitled to apply for the new shares on a 1-for-2 basis.
He moves to be managing director of Parkland Manufacturing and has been given the task of looking after the reorganisation and growth of the group's worsted fabric business - Parkland's major subsidiary.