worsted

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He often mixed silk and wool or silk and linen for a softer alternative to the heavy, stiff gabardines and worsted wools that were typical for men’s suits and jackets.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

They had put chairs and pillows into it, and several worsted suits.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 4, 2018

Rolls upon rolls of flannel, worsted wool and cashmere are stacked in a space the size of a football field.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2017

It's made at Alfred Brown worsted mills, a century-old family business in Bramley in Leeds.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2016

Papa was elegant that day, in a brand-new double-breasted worsted suit, with vest and silk tie and stickpin.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston