worsted

Example Sentences

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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

“It was a real novelty back then,” says Susan Schoelwer, Mount Vernon’s senior curator, of the fancy silk and worsted wool sofa with scrolled arms and rows of brass tacks.

From Washington Post

His father was a Wall Street banker turned Connecticut senator who was straight out of central casting: craggy, 6-foot-4, wearing gray worsted suits even in warm weather.

From New York Times

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

From The New Yorker

One more man stood on the porch, dressed in a worsted plaid vest and gray trousers.

From Literature