worsted

Example Sentences

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“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

Sheeeeit! – came down to us from a local void, while my father sat, implacable, a worsted rock.

From The Guardian

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

From Washington Post

Dark gray, worsted wool, jackets with rows of brass.

From The New Yorker

After he died, she tried to distract herself with embroidery and “worsted pictures,” but developed a debilitating arthritis.

From Time