worsted
worsted · worsteds
вовняна гребінна пряжа, камвольна вовна
камвольная пряжа
Kammgarn
Yarn made from long strands of woolYarn made from long strands of wool.
/ˈwʊs.tɪd/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Yarn made from long strands of wool.
Kammgarn
камвольная пряжаkamvolʹnaja
вовня́на гребі́нна пря́жаvovnjána hrebínna prjáža
a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
(countable, uncountable)The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
камво́льна во́внаkamvólʹna vóvna
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
yarn made from wool:
fine smooth wool fabric:
Русский
By meaning 1
yarn made from wool:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
yarn made from wool:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English worstede, worsted, from Worstede (now Worstead; Old EnglishInherited from Middle English worstede, worsted, from Worstede (now Worstead; Old English *Wurϸestede), a town in Norfolk, England.
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Forms
plural: worstedsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool:worsted yarn
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable