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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… was called COMBED WOOL, and was used to make JERSEY and WORSTED. The process of wool combing entailed oiling the … fabrics made with short staple CARDED WOOL as opposed to WORSTED. There were many varieties, including COTTON, DOZENS, … Bradley (1756, facs. 1996-8), Holme (2000), Pechey (1694). Worsted [wosted; worstet; worsteed; worstead; wor'; woostedd; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of woollen twists and stuffs, thence called Worstead (worsted) goods; but this branch of trade, after its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… skirted with wood, is both bold and beautiful. Cotton and worsted spinning affords employment to the villagers of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… KERSEY, Riga, ROPE, SAIL CLOTH, SPUN, TURKEY, WOOLLEN, WORSTED Found describing HOSE, PIN, POLE, STOCKING See also … here is 'yarn made from wool', perhaps as opposed to 'from WORSTED'. Not found in the OED Sources: Acts. Yavonte water …