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worstedn.1adj.1 Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Worstead. Etymology: < Worstead (earlier Wrðestede (11th cent.), Wurthestede, Wursted, Worthsted, Worsted, Wirthstede, etc. (13th cent.)), the name of a parish in Norfolk, north of Norwich, notable for the manufacture of woollen cloth since at least the early 12th cent.Compare post-classical Latin worsteda , worstedum , worsetum (14th cent.), Anglo-Norman worstede (14th cent. or earlier); some early examples at sense A. 1a showing a vernacular word in a Latin context could potentially be analysed as showing Anglo-Norman worstede rather than the English word. Compare also use of the place name in phrases such as post-classical Latin pannus de Wurthstede , Anglo-Norman drap de Wurthstede , etc., equivalent in meaning to sense A. 1:1286 Wardrobe Accts. Bogo de Clare in Archaeologia (1918) 70 55 Pro vno Panno de Worth' [v.r. Worthested] empto ad opus Mag. Monteri..continente xvj vlnas.1296 Close Roll, 24 Edward I 24 Apr. (P.R.O.: C 54/113) m. 9v Pannum de Worthstede.1328 Petition in Rotuli Parl. (1767–77) II. 28/1 Ses poueres..Overours des Draps de Wurthstede en le Counte de Norff'.1348 Rolls of Parl.: Edward III (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1348 §31. m. 3 Pur draps de worstede une novelle custume levee.1402–3 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 182 In tribus pannis de wirsted.The δ. forms forms may partly result from association with wool n. A. n.1 1. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > worsted α. 1293 in (1853) II. 13 Pro xj. ulnis de wrstede ad caligas faciendas. 1345–9 Wardrobe Acct. Edward III in (1846) 31 78 Eidem ad vnam aulam de worstede operatam cum papagailles. 1394 (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1394 §42. m. 2 Les marchantz et overours des draps appellez single worstede. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 264 Of double worstede was his semycope. 1459 Inventory Fastolf's Wardrobe in (1904) III. 177 Item, j. pece of grene wurstet xxx. yards longe. 1535 Wardrobe Acct. Henry VIII in (1789) 9 249 A dubblette of wursteede. 1548 f. lxiv Within hys gate..dwelled dyuerse Frenchmen that kalendred Worsted, contrary to the kynges lawes. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden i. 475 They obteined..that the Worsted made there [i.e. at Norwich] might be transported. a1661 T. Fuller (1662) Norf. 247 It surpasseth my skill to name the several stuffs (being Worsted disguised with Weaving and Colouring) made thereof. 1728 A. Pope ii. 129 The very worstead still look'd black and blue. a1756 E. Haywood (1771) 258 Directions for cleaning of Worsted and other Sorts of Stuffs. 1882 W. S. Beck 373 Worsted, cloth of long stapled-wool, combed straightly and smoothly, as distinct from woollens, which are woven from short staple wool, crossed and roughed in spinning. 1931 (U.S. ed.) Dec. 100/1 (advt.) The same style garments..are made in two other fabrics—Lucerne, rayon, worsted and cotton; and Moritz, worsted and cotton. 1980 B. Mason 147 His clothes, of discreet worsted, showed the hand of an expert tailor. 2013 31 May 52/1 Margaret, whose stockings are certainly blue and whose knickers are doubtless made of worsted. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > worsted > types of 1348 in T. Rymer (1708) V. 618 Stapula..aliorum Pannorum de Worstedes. 1393 28 Feb. (P.R.O.: C 66/336) m. 3 (margin) Pro mercatoribus & operatoribus de worstedes. 1442 (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1442 §31. m. 3 Persones that maken untrewe ware of all maner worstedes. 1471 J. Paston in (2004) I. 440 A worsted man off Norffolk þat solde worstedys at Wynchester. 1541–2 Act 33 Henry VIII c. 16 §1 in (1963) III. 852 The makinge and weavinge of worstedes and other clothes. 1580 (rev. ed.) V 92 As if a man should carrie Mockadoes and Woolsteds to be sold at Norwich. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero 27 They inuented..the making of tapestrie, saies, searges, wosteds, russets. 1643 W. Prynne 21 All Worsteds and Flannins within these Townes and their Suburbs. 1739 F. Blomefield II. 67 In 1347, Robert Poleye..still exercised the Assay and Alnage of Worsteds in Norwich and all Norfolk. 1764 A. Anderson I. 397 To England, Antwerp sent..Linen both fine and coarse, Serges, Demy-Ostades [Quære if not Worsteds?], Tapestry. 1853 A. Ure (ed. 4) II. 833 The class of goods technically distinguished as ‘woollens’ in distinction to ‘worsteds.’ 1895 13 Sept. 5/3 The revival is more apparent in the production of the higher class of goods known as worsteds than in that known as woollens. 1941 34 (Advt. section) 12/2 We beg to intimate that our Stock is now complete with the latest goods, comprising all the newest designs in Cashmeres, Worsteds, and Cheviots. 1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. 270/2 Princetta, a worsted of silk warp and worsted weft. 2008 (National ed.) 10 Jan. e5/1 There are suit vests, in bankerly worsteds and pinstripes, and ‘odd vests’, in solid colors, checks and suede. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > for sewing or knitting > specific 1546 in J. Stuart (1844) I. 236 Ane grit buyst, and certane kemmis, worsettis, spectikyllis, and wther small geir in it. 1612 Bk. Customs & Valuation in A. Halyburton (1867) 296 Sewing worssett. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot i. 143 Their loom stands before them, and in their left hand they have several ends of round bottoms of Woorstead of many colours, which they place in their several places. 1709 in (Royal Soc.) (1714) 28 265 She being a Spinner of Yarn or Woosted. a1745 J. Swift (1746) 7 If a Tenant carried but..an Inch of Worsted to mend his Stockings, he should forfeit his whole Parcel. 1784 A. Smith (ed. 3) II. iv. viii. 507 Woollen yarn and worsted are prohibited to be exported under the same penalties as wool. 1842 R. H. Barham Nell Cook!! in 2nd Ser. 121 Mrs. John Ingoldsby at the table, busily employed in manufacturing a cabbage-rose..in many-coloured worsteds. 1843 R. S. Surtees III. iv. 63 The young ones sought out their worsteds to work her a bag apiece. 1889 25 134 The syphon, which may consist of a single thread of wool or worsted. a1933 J. A. Thomson (1934) II. 954 The sham-hunt is illustrated by kittens chasing the wind-blown withered leaf in the garden or the ball of worsted in the room. 1965 5 Jan. Knitting worsted and sport yarn are both four-ply yarns but it takes at least two strands of sport yarn to equal one strand of knitting worsted. 1984 29 Jan. (Televisit Suppl.) (advt.) Be super warm in this colourful set. Crochet in 3-tone stripes of acrylic worsted. 2001 M. Leapman (2002) ii. 41 Worsted is a yarn made up of long-staple wool fibres, the short ones being removed by combing. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > made of specific material the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > made of specific material the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > wool > types of > article of 1905 28 Nov. 20/4 (advt.) Hand Tailored Trousers—Strongest showing of high grade, ready-to-wear worsteds ever presented at..$5. 1929 I. Jones xx. 321 Immaculate in his worsteds, groomed from his wedge of white beard to his banana-tan shoes, he was the conqueror, the invincible Goth. 1956 2 Apr. 74/2 (advt.) Here is a tropical worsted of pure wool that's a mere 7 ounces. The coolest suit ever! 1972 K. Bonfiglioli iii. 20 I put on a dashing little tropical-weight worsted, curly-brimmed coker and a pair of buckskins. 2012 Apr. 160/1 A slim-cut barathea trouser..in RAF blue, a slim charcoal worsted, or a fine wale cord in an earthy colour all present a far more stylish option than jeans after the half-century mark. B. adj.1 ( attributive). the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > woollen > made of the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > made from specific types of wool 1392 in N. S. B. Gras (1918) 547 (MED) De Thoma Daffron..pro..x worsted' says. 1406–7 in J. C. Tingey (1910) II. 54 (MED) [For a piece of] worsted motlee [given to a messenger..17 s.]. 1410 (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1410 §48. m. 7 Les worstedes appellez worsted beddes, doubles, et sengles. 1492 in T. Dickson (1877) I. 202 For ij dowbil wirssat beltis til him, price iij s. 1502 in J. B. Paul (1900) II. 198 For iiij elne worsait ribane to cord the said goune. 1533 in J. W. Clay (1902) VI. 43 A wolsted dublet. 1566 in E. Peacock (1866) 67 Item iij worsted copes. 1589 R. Greene sig. I Spangled like the woosted stockings of Saturne. 1605 P. Erondelle D 8 b I will haue no woorsted hosen. 1647 R. Herrick Widdowes Teares in 43 The woosted thred Is cut, that made us clothing. 1720 T. Gordon I. 45 Renouncing his Buckles and conforming to Woolsted-Tapes. 1748 T. Smollett I. xvii. 139 His white silk stockings were converted into black worsted hose. 1768 158 The looms of a worsted-lace-weaver. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in 2nd Ser. I. 114 The thumb of his mother's worsted glove might hold the treasure of the whole clan. 1843 XXVII. 555/2 Worsted shag [is made] at Banbury and Coventry. 1878 M. E. Braddon ii Voluminous worsted curtains falling before the narrow windows. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward 524 Worsted Braids...Worsted Damasks. 1911 Lady M. A. Barker Christmas Day in N.Z. iii, in iv. 285 I took off my Cookhams and worsted socks at each ford. 1975 Autumn 190 (advt.) Will copy your favourite suit or jacket in a pure new wool Scottish tweed or fine worsted suiting by their unique copying system. 2009 Mar. 72/2 Simple worsted-wool suits in blue and grey are right for every occasion. Compounds C1. ?c1480 E. Paston in (2004) I. 639 On Boolt, aworstede [emended in ed. to a worstede] marchant. 1679 J. Somerville (1815) II. 380 Anna Hope, that then keeped the greatest, if not the only, worset shop in Edenburgh. 1794 J. Tuke 92 At Masham there is a cotton and a worsted mill. 1794 27 May The capital newly erected water-mill, and worsted factory at Ottery St. Mary's. 1805 J. Luccock 156 The state of the worsted manufacture. 1809 Oct. 347/1 The writer..has improved the worsted machinery, so that he spins twice as fine and double the quantity. 1830 W. Parson & W. White 426 Worsted Dealers. 1835 A. Ure 68 The worsted trade of England. 1836 W. White 96 Two worsted mills at Norwich. 1843 XXVII. 554/1 A worsted factory in the north. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Worsted-repository,..a shop where fancy knitting-wools are sold. 1880 G. Smith vii. 100 The letter slides from spiritual despair to the worsted-merchant. 1940 509/2 London-shrunk (Textiles), a term used in the woollen and worsted trades to indicate that a fabric has been specially treated in order to prevent shrinkage during make-up and when worn. 2003 Summer 44/2 Then I remembered seeing Jaquie Teal demonstrate what she called a modified worsted technique. 2015 S. Dietz (2016) v. 99 Local industrialists spoke with one voice,..emphasising the ways the worsted factory would consolidate existing industry. 1411 (P.R.O.: C 54/260) m. 15v Johannes Stowe Worstedmaker. 1442 (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1442 §31. m. 3 The craft of worsted wevers. 1504 (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1504 §29. m. 23 The worsted sheremen wythin the seid citie..have chosen wardens of worstedsheryng. 1534 Act 26 Henry VIII c. 16 §5 in (1963) III. 512 The said mysterie and occupacion of Worsted makinge. a1538 T. Starkey (1989) 64 Weverys worstyd makyrs tukkarys & fullarys. 1645 2 In the County of Devon at a Market Town called Bow, liveth one John Buxford by profession a Worsted-comber. 1650 No. 57. 858 Amendments to the Bil for regulating the abuses of Woosted weaving in the City and County of Norwich, and County of Norfolke was this day made. 1650 No. 60. 893 All Yarns called Worsted Yarns, or used by the Worsted Weavers, shal be made without Fraud. 1702 in P. Wright (1784) 808/1 William Hussey, a worsted comber. 1716 No. 5401/4 A Worsted-Throwster by Trade. 1736 in (1885) V. 604 The case of the silk and worset manufacturers. 1755 R. Stephenson Jrnl. 19 June in (1757) 145 This want of Linen-yarn Spinners..riseth from their not having any Quantity of Flax raised among them, therefore they are confined to the Worsted Spinning. 1801 T. Peck 11 Crowe William, Worsted-Manufacturer. 1835 A. Ure 217 These two endless chains pass over fluted guide-rollers (like those more obviously seen in the worsted-breaker). 1887 2 54 In 1348, the worsted weavers and merchants of Norwich petitioned that the patent should be revoked. 1895 21 June 2/2 The worsted-spinning business of Henry Pease and Company. 1969 May 88 Not all the woolcombers and worsted weavers were wage-labourers or even small masters. 2003 Summer 44 (caption) I use a short forward draw spinning technique, similar to worsted spinning, to create these fluffy wool yarns for soft and lightweight garments. 2015 M. Küpker in H. Scott I. xix. 530 Natural conditions favoured the development..of an important zone of worsted-weaving in the Black Forest. C2. 1920 8 Oct. 7 (advt) Wool union suits (heavy, medium, or worsted weights) $3.95, $4.95, $6.00, $6.50 and $8.50. 1955 2 Oct. 3/4 (advt.) A worsted weight all-wool yarn for baby sweaters, bootees and baby shawls. 1967 13 Aug. (Home Mag.) 26/2 This worsted weight sweater is a quick one to whip up. 1978 16 July 51/4 A child's helmet..knitted in worsted weight on #10 needles. 1984 15 Dec. d8/6 An outstanding jacket in two colors of synthetic worsted-weight yarn... Crochet it easily. 2015 M. Mayhew 72/2 (caption) The elm leaves were knit using..sport weight for the smaller leaf and worsted weight for the larger. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > patchwork > wool the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in wool a1741 C. Fiennes (1888) 236 One wth a half bedstead as the new mode, dimity wth fine shades of worstead works well made up. 1826 M. Wilmot 25 Sept. (1935) 250 I do worsted work..but..my eyes are too weak to count the threads of any but coarse canvas... What do you make of yours? Foot stools! cushions! bell pulls! 1888 Mrs. H. Ward I. i. x. 280 His wife, whose head was bent close over her worsted work. 2011 37 48 She begins by picking at bedclothes, and then progresses..onto patchwork and worsted work. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > wool 1813 B. Hofland II. vi. 173 The high tester beds, with their heavy ornaments, patchwork silk quilts, and worsted-worked borders, had each their full share of panegyric. 1825 ‘Shakspeare II’ i. iii. 29 A worsted-worked picture..hung on the wall behind the throne. 1853 E. C. Gaskell viii. 116 Carlo lay on the worsted-worked rug. 1898 28 Aug. 12/7 A brand-new idea in sofa pillow covers is the old-fashioned worsted-worked canvas cover. 1930 26 Mar. The older readers will remember the worsted worked mottoes that hung in the parlors years ago. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > for sewing or knitting > specific 1533–4 Act 25 Henry VIII c. v, in (1963) III. 441 Noo maner person usyng the crafte or mysterie of dying..shall use to calender any worstedes stamens or sayes or any other commodities made of worstede yarne. 1650 in (1911) II. 452 All Yarns called Worsted-Yarns..shall be reeled on a Reel of a full Yard about. 1788 J. Aikin 226 The poor throughout the whole county [sc. Suffolk] are employed in making worsted yarn. 1841 19 July (advt.) German, English, and American, worsted yarns, for embroidery and knitting. 1905 II. xii. 1893 Woollen and worsted yarn manufacturers..experienced keen competition from the foreigner in yarns..for tweeds, shawls, and under clothing. 2006 S. Pearce 17 Medium-weight yarns. The double-knitting and worsted yarns included in this group are very popular and can be used for most stitch patterns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). worstedadj.2n.2 Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worst v., -ed suffix1. Etymology: < worst v. + -ed suffix1. society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] 1641 J. Suckling 7 When two dualists enter the field, the worsted partie (the other having no ill opinion of him) hath his sword given him againe without any farther hurt, after hee hath beene in the others power. 1690 J. Child x. 171 The worsted party, by the fate of War, being deprived of their Estates. 1728 R. Bundy tr. F. Catrou & P.-J. Rouillé I. Contents sig. [b]v His treacherous intention..was to stand neuter till Fortune had decided the Day, and then to fall upon the worsted Side. 1780 S. J. Pratt II. 54 The general on the worsted side affected to be dismayed. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith 4 God bless the guards, tho' worsted Gallia scoff. 1855 R. Browning xiv To submit is the worsted's duty. 1905 A. T. Mahan (1969) I. v. 286 The exaction of a pecuniary indemnity from the worsted party at the conclusion of a war. 1956 18 221 Mālik had no hesitation in deciding a dispute.., and this in fact moved the worsted party to denounce him. 1997 33 397 As these kinds of desires clamor for attention along with the demands of the moral law, the latter is the worsted party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  n.1adj.11293 adj.2n.21641 |
