Etymology

worsted

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Today it means: Yarn made from long strands of wool. Full definition →

Middle English worstede
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worsted · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromworstede
  2. English todayworsted

Inherited from Middle English worstede, worsted, from Worstede (now Worstead; Old English *Wurϸestede), a town in Norfolk, England.

worsted · verb, adjective2

Participle adjective of the verb worst.

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