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W ER1 S T IH0 D
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Defeated, overcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The worsted army fled in disarray.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beaten, recreant, vanquished, foiled, bested, broken, confounded, conquered, defeated, licked, overcome, overpowered, pwned, rekt, routed, stonkered, subjugated, thwarted, undone, worsted, wrecked
Antonyms: none provided
Yarn made from long strands of wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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simple past and past participle of worst
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: worsted yarn
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thread, yarn
Participle adjective of the verb worst.
Inherited from Middle English worstede, worsted, from Worstede (now Worstead; Old English *Wurϸestede), a town in Norfolk, England.
Across languages
Translations 58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
победен
(pobeden)
— defeated, overcome
Finnish :
lyöty
— defeated, overcome
French :
vaincu
— defeated, overcome
French :
battu
— defeated, overcome
French :
défait
— defeated, overcome
French :
battu à plate couture
— defeated, overcome
French :
déconfit
— defeated, overcome
French :
culbuté
— defeated, overcome
French :
écrasé
— defeated, overcome
French :
anéanti
— defeated, overcome
French :
taillé en pièces
— defeated, overcome
French :
annihilé
— defeated, overcome
Russian :
побеждённый
(pobeždjónnyj)
— defeated, overcome
Spanish :
vencido
— defeated, overcome
Spanish :
derrotado
— defeated, overcome
Spanish :
deshecho
— defeated, overcome
Spanish :
aplastado
— defeated, overcome
Spanish :
aniquilado
— defeated, overcome
Ukrainian :
перемо́жений
(peremóženyj)
— defeated, overcome
Bulgarian :
камгарена прежда
(kamgarena prežda)
— yarn made from wool
Catalan :
estam
— yarn made from wool
Chinese Cantonese :
絨線 /绒线
(jung4 sin3)
— yarn made from wool
Chinese Mandarin :
絨線 /绒线
(róngxiàn)
— yarn made from wool
Dutch :
kamgaren
— yarn made from wool
Finnish :
kampalanka
— yarn made from wool
German :
Kammgarn
— yarn made from wool
Hungarian :
gyapjúfonal
— yarn made from wool
Norwegian :
kamgarn
— yarn made from wool
Polish :
kamgarn
— yarn made from wool
Romanian :
lână pieptănată
— yarn made from wool
Russian :
камвольная пряжа
(kamvolʹnaja)
— yarn made from wool
Scots :
worset
— yarn made from wool
Spanish :
estambre
— yarn made from wool
Swedish :
kamgarn
— yarn made from wool
Swedish :
redgarn
— yarn made from wool
Ukrainian :
вовня́на гребі́нна пря́жа
(vovnjána hrebínna prjáža)
— yarn made from wool
Welsh :
wstid
— yarn made from wool
Bulgarian :
камгар
(kamgar)
— fine smooth wool fabric
Catalan :
estamer
— fine smooth wool fabric
Finnish :
kampalankakangas
— fine smooth wool fabric
French :
pure laine peignée
— fine smooth wool fabric
French :
gabardine
— fine smooth wool fabric
Hungarian :
gyapjúszövet
— fine smooth wool fabric
Irish :
mustairt
— fine smooth wool fabric
Italian :
pettinato
— fine smooth wool fabric
Middle English :
worstede
— fine smooth wool fabric
Persian :
فاستونی
(fâstoni)
— fine smooth wool fabric
Polish :
kamgarn
— fine smooth wool fabric
Portuguese :
estambre
— fine smooth wool fabric
Portuguese :
lã penteada
— fine smooth wool fabric
Portuguese :
lã cardada
— fine smooth wool fabric
Romanian :
gabardină
— fine smooth wool fabric
Romanian :
stofă-gabardin
— fine smooth wool fabric
Scots :
worset
— fine smooth wool fabric
Spanish :
gabardina
— fine smooth wool fabric
Spanish :
sarga
— fine smooth wool fabric
Ukrainian :
камво́льна во́вна
(kamvólʹna vóvna)
— fine smooth wool fabric
Welsh :
wstid
— fine smooth wool fabric
