A coarse cloth of worsted; in earliest use usually an under garment made of this worn by ascetics. Cf. stammel, n.1 1.

As a count noun. A particular variety of this fabric. Usually in plural.

a kind of heavy fabric now generally used for furnishing.

a kind of worsted fabric.

A kind of worsted fabric formerly made in Suffolk. Only in plural.

see saint, adj. n.compounds 1c.

a kind of worsted manufactured at St. Omer's.

Hence attributive as a material. Obsolete.

a kind of rash, n.2 made of wool.

A kind of worsted or woollen cloth of ordinary quality. Cf. cheyney, n.

A type of fabric used in dressmaking and furnishing, probably a worsted or lightish stuff. Now historical and rare.

A fine worsted cloth of good quality, often with a glazed finish.

A sort of worsted or woollen stuff.

In the 18th cent., ‘a sort of thin worsted stuff, of which the dress of the clergy is sometimes made’ (Bailey 1755); hence, sometimes put for those…

‘An open-made worsted stuff, used for making flags’ (Ure Dict. Arts); also in general, a flag, or flags collectively.

Some worsted material.

A stout and closely woven unglazed tammy.

A type of worsted fabric. Also attributive.

A thin worsted fabric. Also attributive.

a kind of worsted fabric.

A thin fabric of worsted and cotton or worsted and silk, twilled on one side; an imitation of merino, for ladies' dresses.

See quot. 1858.

A worsted fabric with a double twill.