Gabardine vs. Worsted

Gabardinenoun

A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

Gabardinenoun

A similar fabric, made from cotton.

Gabardinenoun

(countable) A gaberdine (garment).

Gabardinenoun

A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.

Gabardinenoun

A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress.

Gabardinenoun

a firm durable fabric with a twill weave

Gabardinenoun

(usually in the plural) trousers

Gabardinenoun

a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

Gabardine

Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, windbreakers and other garments.

Worstednoun

Yarn made from long strands of wool.

Worstednoun

The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.

Worstedverb

simple past tense and past participle of worst

Worstedadjective

Defeated, overcome.

Worstednoun

Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like.

Worstednoun

Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.

Worstednoun

a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns

Worstednoun

a tightly twisted woolen yarn

Worsted

Worsted ( or ) is a high-quality type of wool yarn, the fabric made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. The name derives from Worstead, a village in the English county of Norfolk.