worsted

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The prey sported slender suits and eccentric hats; the hunters wore Elmer Fudd­-type duds, gargantuan fat-suits cut from men’s wear worsteds and nylon mesh filters.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2014

Woolens & worsteds and radio snowed a 20.9% rise, cigars-&-cigarets 15.6%.

From Time Magazine Archive

At war's end there was more than a year's stockpile of wool on hand, about 60% of it the finer type raised chiefly in Australia and used in worsteds.

From Time Magazine Archive

The supply of woolens and worsteds in this year's third quarter may not be large enough to keep everybody warm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Through the threads of the warp we could see the weavers sitting behind their work, each with his box of worsteds and pattern beside him.

From An American Girl Abroad by Trafton, Adeline