Glossary · Cloth
Worsted
Yarn spun from long wool fibres combed parallel before spinning, and cloth made from it. Smooth, strong, clear-surfaced and able to hold a pressed crease. Nearly all suiting is worsted; flannel and tweed are not.
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Glossary · Cloth
Yarn spun from long wool fibres combed parallel before spinning, and cloth made from it. Smooth, strong, clear-surfaced and able to hold a pressed crease. Nearly all suiting is worsted; flannel and tweed are not.