| 单词 | worsted |
| 例句 | One more man stood on the porch, dressed in a worsted plaid vest and gray trousers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He belonged to a walled city of the fifteenth century, a city of narrow, cobbled streets, and thin spires, where the inhabitants wore pointed shoes and worsted hose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The boys were neatly dressed in snow-white shirts, blazers with badges, preppy caps with badges, ties matching the badges, shiny black and brown shoes, worsted knee-high socks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he would not, at present, allow for expenditure on any dresses of fine stuffs, but rather recommended she brood on worsted and prunella twill. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Papa was elegant that day, in a brand-new double-breasted worsted suit, with vest and silk tie and stickpin. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z This man was as notable as the sycamore, far he stood or lay seven feet without his shoes, and he was dressed in nothing but a kind of kilt made of Lincoln green worsted. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought himself a brand-new single-breasted suit of brown worsted for this occasion, with a matching brown vest and a brown and yellow- flowered silk tie. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z One piece, called “The Trade,” includes notations from a slave ship logbook, recording exchanges of goods — “1 doz muslin handkerchiefs,” “720 ‘worsted caps’” — for humans. Peter Sacks’s New Paintings at Paul Rodgers/9W 2012-12-23T05:02:36Z A mouse-colored corduroy blouse with gray worsted pantaloons. New York Fashion Week: Male Models at the Line of Beauty ? NY Fashion Week 2011-09-16T23:20:18Z Rolls upon rolls of flannel, worsted wool and cashmere are stacked in a space the size of a football field. Joseph Abboud’s suits aren’t hip, but they’re made in America. Can that make them cool? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z We read about one of them, in a store: “A beautiful jacket in blue worsted wool was making him feel sad.” ‘The Emerald Light in the Air,’ Stories by Donald Antrim 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Materials in the collection include lightweight flannel, cashmere and worsted wool, as well as super supple leather. Milan designers fall back on the “classics” 2013-01-14T18:09:16Z “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. Keeping up with the Washingtons: Historians just found evidence of the first sofa in Virginia 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z For another, there is Schwitters himself, who looks, in his worsted suit and tie, more like a Manchester brewer up for the weekend than an artist in search of a studio. Kurt Schwitters: the modernist master in exile 2013-01-06T00:06:24Z Peering at her through a crack in the door is a grubby rustic, Harwell, his manservant in his hand, vigorously foraging in his worsted undergarments while she slowly emerges from the water. Camelot: episode seven 2011-07-16T21:03:00Z The ambient smell in the room was one of boiled cabbage, ground deep into the audience's worsted jackets, and of the ubiquitous Players Weights cigarettes. Start it up: the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones' first gig 2012-07-09T18:01:01Z To look well dressed: Wear only dark suits made of hard worsted wool, tailored or made-to-measure. Pack Like a Pro 2011-02-09T23:00:00Z She took photographs and wrote poetry; in 1938, The New York Times published her ode to “a day for dreaming in the sun, for telling worsted tales, for languid ease.” A Sculptor of Black Heroes Leaves a Legacy 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z They had put chairs and pillows into it, and several worsted suits. Brett Kavanaugh’s Ignominious Place in the Long Tradition of Ivy League Carousing 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z His father was a Wall Street banker turned Connecticut senator who was straight out of central casting: craggy, 6-foot-4, wearing gray worsted suits even in warm weather. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Sheeeeit! – came down to us from a local void, while my father sat, implacable, a worsted rock. Will Self: memories of the artist as a young addict 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Dark gray, worsted wool, jackets with rows of brass. “Northeast Regional” 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z After he died, she tried to distract herself with embroidery and “worsted pictures,” but developed a debilitating arthritis. Grandma Moses Didn't Start Painting Until Her 70s. Here's Why 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z While some workers felt self-conscious riding the train in short-sleeved shirts with their private-sector colleagues in worsted wool suits, Cool Biz spawned its own fashion subculture and clothing lines. Your Thermostat May Be Sexist 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z “If you want a regulation uniform dark gray or navy blue business suit, you’re going to wear a tropical worsted wool suit.” Men, You Don’t Have to Boil in Your Suit This Summer 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z If the original Passport looked as if it put on its business suit to get stuff done, the AT&T version looks like it swapped the worsted wool for a generic cotton sweat suit. A look at BlackBerry's softer, rounder Passport for AT&T 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z After 10 years of being worsted by the man some of them referred to as the "Master", David Cameron and his friends adopted many of his techniques. Ed Miliband's lack of popularity is nothing to do with his photo-ops 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z One was a pale morning-sky blue; the next tan, of light material, intended for these terrible summers; the last a heavy worsted English three-piece, gray, for state visits. Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge.” 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z Dismal infrastructure and logistics come with the territory of a country ranked second-poorest in Asia, worsted only by war-torn Afghanistan. Burma’s Boom Days 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z If with five colours in the same line the carpet will, in a sense, consist of five thicknesses of worsted; yet these are united into one fabric. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z He is the epitome of the orchestra and in a tonal duel with the orchestra he has never been worsted. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z According to Mill, we are little self-dependent gods, fighting with a malignant and murderous power called Nature, sure, one would think, to be worsted in the struggle. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z The people who had fought Nature and common sense for years, and had been worsted in the conflict, came here to make their peace with her. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Another would arrive breathless, saying that all the buccaneers of the Indies were off the port, and that our fleet had been worsted. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Miss Barrington laid down her great roll of worsted work, and began her task without a word. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z To all appearance the Yankee was worsted, and the Briton in possession of the River. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The boys are dressed in the costume selected for p. 75them in Edward VI.’s reign; the outer garments consisting of a long dark-blue coat, breeches, and yellow worsted stockings. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z But I'm not going to sleep—you needn't laugh, Master Rollo, I've brought my knitting with me on purpose,' and she drew out a half stocking and ball of worsted with great satisfaction. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z The town has important manufactures of cloth, leather and machinery; it has also dye-works, worsted mills and soap-boiling works. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z "I have done with it altogether," said she, gathering up her worsted and her needles, and preparing to leave the room. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z He plunges into gallant and fearless controversy with the "Pall Mall Gazette," and he is not easily worsted, for his pen is sharp and his ink very acrid. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z An old man, lean-jawed and feeble, an old valet whom I had often seen at worsted work in the ante-room, confronted me, holding an iron candlestick. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z An old set-stitch’d chair, valanced and fringed around with party-coloured worsted bobs, stood at the bed’s head, opposite to the side where my father’s head reclined.—My uncle Toby sat him down in it. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z The truth was not one of them liked to own that they had been worsted. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Silk and worsted goods are other important manufactures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z No two chairs were alike; such high backs and low backs and leather bottoms and worsted bottoms. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z I had gone in, trusting to his friendship, the friendship that was a tradition in our families; he had worsted me by a trick. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z One would have said that he had just been worsted in some encounter, and that the sense of defeat still rankled within him. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z The worsted may be cleaned with scalding water, or by water thrown upon it from the boiler. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z To have thus worsted the dreaded Spanish infantry in open fight was a great triumph for the States troops and their general, but it was barren of results. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He was dressed in his ordinary costume of jersey and "jumpers," and had a little worsted cap upon his head. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Its wool is not very salable, owing to the dearth of worsted manufactures in our country. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z "I intend to pray that you may forgive Casey for having thrown that brick at you," said the parson, when he called to see a man who had been worsted in a mêlée. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z At one time the whole court was thrown into great commotion by a sudden fancy which the king took for worsted work. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Benjamin Franklin said that the lady was in the garden, and he said it muffled in a worsted cap and a long wadded coat that came to his heels. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Both, however, will appreciate in proportion to the increase of manufactures of worsted, flannels, baizes, and the like. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z He has worsted me not once, but twice and thrice! Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z God is love, God is our Father, we are His children; therefore the darkest clouds will break, and though right be worsted, wrong shall not triumph. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z He had had a violent newspaper controversy, feigned or real, with that writer, and had worsted him. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z A continuous warfare was kept up between the tribes, in which the Navajos were worsted. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z As a combing wool, however, it stands first, and is used in the manufacture of the finest worsteds, and the like textures. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Angers had defeated him, a priest had worsted him. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z At the Fair held in Castle Garden, in the autumn of 1850, was exhibited a large Gothic arm-chair, backed and cushioned with beautifully wrought needle work in worsted. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z "Now, if I win, I should be much favored if you would make me something of worsted—a tidy is the name, I think?" Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The controversy did not end here, but Dryden completely worsted his adversary in the 1668 edition of The Indian Emperor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z As it has deteriorated, however, it has increased in length of staple, in that country, to such an extent that improved machinery enables it to be used as a combing-wool, for the manufacture of worsteds. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z But if I knew, my silken friend, That an old man should wear thee, I The coarsest worsted would inweave, Thy finest silk for dog-grass leave, And all thy knots with nettles tie.” Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z They were definite, and the Rome crowd under them badly worsted. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z Four pork-fat lamps burned brilliantly; ostentatiously paraded were old worsted damask curtains, hunting knives, rifles, chronometers, and beer-barrels, which, as they glowed in the light, astonished the natives. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z As a sun-god Horus not only worsted the hostile darkness and avenged his father, but also daily renewed himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z A pitched battle had ensued in which Slump was worsted. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z It was not only that, by resigning the money and entrusting its return to another, he had lost the advantage on which he had counted, but he had been worsted. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z She wore a trim worsted dress of an odd shade of blue, which was just the right shade to go with her dull blonde hair and with the dark brown of her neat shoes. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z The term is also applied to a machine-made worsted lace, produced in black, white and colors. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z Slight ties of soft cotton wool or worsted, or moist raffia, are then applied. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z "He broke those ropes as though they had been worsted," he said. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The girls had gone off to bed; the worsted work lay, left on the table; the fire was out; the minute-hand pointed to ten o'clock. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z He was a good man, wore a bushy wig, black worsted stockings, and large plaited buckles in his shoes. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z In the struggle which must come, simple Gabrielle would be worsted. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Romance had accepted the challenge and had worsted him. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Her bald head had blossomed out in a beautiful crop of worsted hair, in color a rich garnet-brown. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z So shawls and worsted work were stored in the cart, and the little book in Meredith's pocket; and the line of march was taken up. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z But to see him adoring this other—that was to be worsted on the merits—not merely to be impossible, but to be undesired. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Unless he grappled with the situation without delay, he would assuredly be worsted. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The industries consist of woollen factories, worsted spinning, box-, cabinet-, coke- and brick-making, machine-knitting, currying and the manufacture of aerated waters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z “Miss Lunette always used that color for her worsted hens,” Miss Liza explained, “and I thought it would make real pretty-looking hair for Flip.” Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The cart was drawn up under the shade of a tree; afghan and worsted embroidery were taken out; shawls were spread; and the party settled themselves for a morning of comfort. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z She returned, of course, from time to time, whenever she could think of a new excuse or a new suggestion; but she was always worsted. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z Tartan, t�r′tan, n. a woollen or worsted stuff checked with various colours, once the distinctive dress of the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own pattern. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Poplin, pop′lin, n. a kind of cloth consisting of a warp of silk and a weft of worsted, the latter, being thicker than the former, giving a corded appearance. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z On a table, drawn close to Miss Lunette’s chair, stood a group of animals made of worsted. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z I see you looking at our worsteds—aren't they pretty colours, Mr. Murray? Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Cotton ones are poor things, but they are better than worsted. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z Yes, no bridegroom in the world could hope to make a creditable appearance with his nose only just showing above a worsted comforter and his eyes hidden behind a pair of smoked spectacles. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z Poncho, pon′chō, n. a cloak worn by South American Indians, a blanket with a hole in the middle for the head: camlet or strong worsted. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z The worsted work appears to me rich and quaint, and shall be made up as soon as circumstances shall allow. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Fairbairn set down the pail of water and departed; Flora got her worsted embroidery out of the cart, and Esther a strip of afghan which she was ambitiously making. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z His spiritual mother, however, sat on the Place de la Concorde, knitted worsted stockings, and counted the heads which the guillotine chopped off. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Sir Arthur looked a trifle taken aback, but he disliked being worsted in an argument, and he would not ever own that he could be worsted by a woman. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z He wore also a worsted cap that was really, in the dim light, almost becoming. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z I bought also a very nice crochet cap, of white and crimson worsted, and in these you were taken to drive with me.... Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "And worsted work is the chief end of woman, everybody knows," remarked her brother. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z And, as Hattie pointed out when Sadie got worsted in being made to feel it and cried, is only the measure of each one's proper Christian zeal! Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z She had taken up two long black needles entangled in a mass of crimson worsted, and, disengaging them, was beginning to knit another row on an unfinished stripe. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Other and more distinguished exiles who had been worsted in the fight with Europe’s archaic traditions were also turning their faces westward. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z About the mosaics, straw for Bonnets, and worsted work, you were right in supposing that I would not be very angry. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The afghan and worsted embroidery came out again under the bright lamplight; but Meredith sat idly tending the fire. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z A snood, or bandeau of riband or worsted tape, was the only head-dress for maidens. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z O shame to Britain, and the British name, Shame damps my heart, and I must die with shame— Thus to be worsted, thus disgraced and beat!— The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z With the greatest deliberation Warriner took some strands of coarse green and yellow worsted from his pocket, and proceeded to tie them into an intricate-appearing knot. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Our mother also took some worsted work, but she suffered such lively torment from the bites of mosquitoes and sand-fleas on her hands and wrists that she could make little use of this. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z We hid her prayer-book; purloined her hoards of baby linen and worsted stockings; and pasted caricatures on the inside of her pew in church. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The worsted, woollen and cotton industries, and the iron, steel and machinery manufactures are very extensive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z They argue from the particular to the general; and in all argument they habitually beg the question and shift their ground if worsted. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z I read to them and fix worsted work for them. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The wool manufacture of Great Britain employs very nearly three hundred thousand persons; in the various processes connected with the production of cloth, worsted, flannel, blankets, and carpets. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z We exported woollen and worsted yarns of a value of over four million pounds sterling in 1894, and of woollen and worsted manufactures, a value of 14 millions sterling. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Halifax ranks with Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield as a seat of the woollen and worsted manufacture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z How Colman, being worsted, returned home; and Tuda succeeded him in the bishopric; and of the state of the church under those teachers. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Your best reasoning is worsted by gracious irrelevancy; your protesting attacks are turned by acquiescing politeness; and the East moves on its smiling, unalterable way. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Suppose now a workhouse for the employment of poor children sets them to spinning of worsted. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z His body coat was rough Scottish worsted, the little black pate was cotton-soft like shoddy, and the big black ears were genuine spaniel silk. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z A few years later Sigismund became involved in a war with the same formidable foemen; he too was worsted, and the “Perpetual Peace” of 1474 ended the rule of the Habsburgs in Switzerland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z While he was in Vienna he was worsted in an attempt to chastise a Hungarian footman, but he would not quit the practice, and has paid several fines imposed by law in consequence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z How many a strong will has been worsted even by a weak fanatic! Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z The little girl orioles will attempt, instinctively, to weave worsted, string, grass, or whatever is given them to play with, for of course they never took a lesson in weaving from their expert mother. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Attacked by Barlaam, the famous monk of Calabria, he was with difficulty persuaded to come forward and meet him in a war of words, in which Barlaam was worsted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z She fussed at her pocket and brought out a pair of baby shoes of worsted. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z It was the boy over again in his underground cellar, unwilling to be worsted in his “penny a shave,” striking out the bold line of a halfpenny one. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z Woollen yarn and worsted are prohibited to be exported, under the same penalties as wool. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Young Mr Petrie had eyes for only one, and that was Marion, who, sitting at Miss Jean’s side, seemed busy with a piece of worsted work. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z A struggle followed, in which the city was temporarily worsted; but in 1440 Bishop Dirk II. finally sold to the city the rights of the see of Utrecht over the Gorecht. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It was generally conceded that any one who was so unfortunate as to have a transaction with him was certain to be worsted, or at least to get the small end of the trade. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z Scenery, worsted work, the Principe, and a little conversation caused the time to pass very agreeably. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z So this was one time when Mikko, the Fox, was worsted. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z "I'm afraid the other things are rather spoiled, sir," he said seriously, and drew forth, successively, a very large pair of high-low shoes, two long grey worsted stockings, and a pair of grass-green breeches. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Death is commonly personified by Charon, who struggles with his victim; Charon is sometimes worsted, but as a rule he triumphs in the conflict. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In Prussia the same momentous point is being tried with every chance of the sacerdotal party being worsted. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Here reading, worsted work, and conversation beguiled the time until dinner was announced. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z They were sure Erkki, too, would be worsted, but he wasn’t. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z With these is intermixed a piece of worsted, and a thread of sewing cotton; a few horsehairs succeed, and the whole of the interior is thickly matted with the white silky down of the coltsfoot. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Suppose he saved this wretched man, and was worsted by him later on, what of The Girl? Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Trumbull contended that the bill did not affect any case then pending in the court, but in this debate he was worsted by Doolittle, who showed that it applied to the McCardle case. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z We have also some worsted work; but one of us, the writer of these notes, has added to these another occupation, another interest. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z I have several times been thoroughly worsted in my discussion with native chiefs on this matter of witchcraft executions. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z A 'smart turn-out' is a sort of four-wheeled dogcart, drawn by four mules, with bells, and gay worsted ear-caps and worked bridles. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z They have been worsted in their battle with law. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z I have this morning seen the Washington Union, in which I think the Judge is rather worsted in regard to the onslaught. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Jarír's fame as a satirist stood so high that to be worsted by him was reckoned a greater distinction than to vanquish any one else. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z When the children looked at him closely, they could see that his face and hands and feet were knitted from colored worsteds, while his eyes were two big black beads. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Very few made long excursions from home, except the manufacturers of Kendal, many of whom travelled on foot in quest of orders for their worsted stockings and linsey-woolsey. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z When it does occur we call the action moral, but we characterize it as immoral when, in spite of the "reflective emotion of approval" "universal benevolence" is worsted by egoism. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Upon the work-table lay a housewife and thimble, and scissors and skeins of worsted and thread, and little scraps of linen and cloth for patches. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z But in the engagement the dragon shall be worsted, and oppressed by the wickedness of the conqueror. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Vanity of Combatants.—He who has no hope of victory in a combat, or who is obviously worsted, is all the more desirous that his style of fighting should be admired. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z So also the housewife should, before turning the cows out to grass for the summer, tie a switch of mountain ash with a red worsted thread around the cow's tail. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z But although Val was worsted in this encounter, the race was sometimes to the swift and the battle to the ingenious. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z There was a little bit, a small tiny string of blue worsted—no! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Hither Cassibellaun fled with his men after he found himself worsted; and having climbed up to the top of the mountain, bravely defended himself and killed the pursuing enemy. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Now, if an organ falls into disuse, its constituent cells become worsted in their struggles with other cells in the organism. Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z I have taken greater odds, and in a worse cause, and have not been worsted. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Bunting, bunt′ing, n. a thin worsted stuff of which ships' colours are made. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z So the smart little kitten gave another pat, and a harder one than the last, which might have roused Huggs, had it not observed at that moment the little pink string of worsted. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z In his first speech, just as he started, he saw that a friend was getting worsted in a fight near by. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Both p. 379arose when I entered; the man was tall, about fifty years of age, and athletically built; he was dressed in a white coat, corduroy breeches, shoes, and grey worsted stockings. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z This rose out of a duel of laughable rather than serious character, in which Benton's brother was worsted by General Carroll, afterwards one of Jackson's lieutenants at New Orleans. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z The Carthaginians were worsted, but they were not yet quite at their worst, until Rome was seized with the idea of destroying their city. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z In his transactions with the dealers in hides and cattle, my father always came out worsted. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z At the same time Ulenspiegel brought down the son of the Marquess Delmares, and in a little while more the eight ensigns and the three cohorts of cavalry were thoroughly worsted. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z In the one Charles X., already worsted in an encounter, lies prone upon the earth; in the other Louis Philippe, waving his ubiquitous umbrella, is with difficulty restrained from assuming the aggressive. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z One mentions a “... single knitted worsted garment, fitting the figure, with waist and trousers in one.” Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z "See," said Mrs. Brigham, sitting down before him, and untying the red worsted strings of the pocket-book, "here's the very fellow to that likeness." Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z After this they had two or three falls, in all of which Clattan was worsted. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Toothill, who had now finished the "unfelting," had struck a match and was experimenting to find out how much of the worsted was cotton and how much wool. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z They scampered after it as it rolled down the hill, like as kittens chase a ball of worsted, which amused Billy very much. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z The more fashionable creations were made of silk taffeta or “surf satin,” while the majority were made of “mohair,” wool jersey, worsted, or closely woven cotton. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z Close by the fountain a strange, dull group moved about somewhat listlessly—men and women, a dozen or so, in faded or ragged worsted mantles, shoes through which the flesh appeared, and mud-stained, bedraggled hose. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Her mother sent her a fine pair of worsted hose of her own spinning and knitting, and a nice cake of her own making. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z Fannie had already locked her own door and the girls retreated to their room, somewhat crestfallen, feeling very much like two fighters who had been worsted in battle. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z Mr Tedman, in doubt whether this retreat were the effect of contempt, or of being worsted, whispered to Ellis, 'One knows nothing of life, as one may say, without coming among the quality! The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z Even in Japanese colonies like Korea and Formosa, the Japanese, with all the backing of their government behind them, have been worsted. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z His wife, at length, became jealous of the frequent departures of her lord; and, being unable to discover whither he proceeded, resorted to the scheme of attaching a piece of worsted to his button. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z A blue jacket and red waistcoat of coarse cloth, dark velveteen pantalon, and worsted stockings, a black velvet stock round the collar of a very coarse shirt, complete the habiliments of the Stoneyhurst collegian. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Well, I’ll have a couple of pairs of worsted gloves; no fingers in them, only a thumb.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The battle was short and bloody, and the poor dog had to retire very much worsted. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z I was two months old then, and had been playing with a ball of worsted, which I had succeeded in getting entangled among the chair-legs. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z This used to lead to cruel fights, in which the medicos were very often worsted. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z They had to retire worsted, however, and it was nearly a week before they again made an attack. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z I could measure out a yard or two of ribbon though, and sell worsted stockings to old women. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z Mother and son had had one painful discussion in which the mother had been worsted. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z At one time the brutal owner of the dog, seeing his pet getting worsted, attempted to assist him; but the crowd would have pitched him neck and crop into the river, had he not desisted. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z They amused her while she lay on her mamma's lap, by showing her the bright sunshine that came in at the windows, the white curtains, and the ball of gay worsted in the work-basket. Little Susy's Little Servants 2011-08-28T02:00:39.053Z What it did do was to get thoroughly worsted. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z I had as lief eat the foot of an old worsted stocking. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z No clumsy jesting about old women and balls of worsted. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z She thrust her feet into worsted slippers, threw a kimono over her nightgown and ran quickly down the stair. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z I am not easily worsted, but in the end bend things to my will. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z There was one great spasm of patriotism when every worsted curtain in the house was cut into soldiers' shirts. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z I made it like those Beth invented,—a big butterfly with a fat body, and black and yellow wings, worsted feelers, and bead eyes. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Six pair of gloves of worsted of Guernsey are also mentioned in the catalogue, still existing, of Mary’s wardrobe. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z The fever that had followed that terrible night of physical exhaustion had been worsted at last by Jubilee Jim's homely medicaments and the balm of peace and sleep. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Will Sam let us have some of that red worsted he ties up his roses with? Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z This open robbery gave rise to constant disputes and bickerings between the Indians and the whites, in which the former were invariably worsted. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z She would be worsted in the end, so she went reluctantly. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z She had thirty-six pair of velvet shoes, laced with gold and silver; she had ten pair of hose woven of gold, silver, and silk, and three pair woven of worsted of Guernsey. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z But when the mandatar and his men are worsted, and there is a chance of repaying ourselves, let us not be such fools as to stand by and look on. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Indeed he was getting somewhat inundated with worsted goods which the fair hands of his countrywomen had been devotedly manufacturing. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z It is a magic shield, in that it offers protection only to the soldier who has met and worsted the giant, Self. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z The struggle for existence has been a violent one and the herons have been worsted. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z You may lay this excitement to anger, being worsted, or anything you like, but I think the gentleman he came to remove from our home entered him one hundred per cent strong. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z Just lie there for a moment, and then we’ll see who is worsted in this fray.” Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z The enemy, worsted, galloped off, pursued by the Lancers. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z But remember that a coward is soon worsted in the fight. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Am I worsted by a priest And gang of squalid gipsies? Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z “But they did not appear becomingly on me,” protested Otoyo, not wishing to seem worsted in her bargains. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z Another man popped his head over the hedge that had worsted him. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The face of him that was worsted would bear a diagram of the battle. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z But though temporarily worsted in the conflict, Trevenna had no whit abated of the ferocity with which he had commenced the encounter. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z He also worked cures with scarlet worsted, and enjoyed a great local reputation. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z After a thrilling naval battle the English were worsted, and the French once more took possession of Fort Nelson. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The all but paramount importance of the manufacture of thread materials—including that made of flax, silk, cotton, worsted, and other fibrous materials—affords matter for great surprise. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z They are yeller all over, and az soft az a ball ov worsted. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z Froebel's first two Gifts, as they are called, are a box of colored worsted balls, and a box containing the cube, the sphere, and the cylinder. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z A wife came in for a pair of red worsted boots for her bairn, but would not take them for they had not blue fringes. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z The fleet in August encountered that of Ducasse off Santa Marta to the northeast of Cartagena and in a running fight which lasted several days the English were worsted. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z We have some wool in loft, which we should not be unwilling to exchange for worsteds. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z A skirmish took place near Marseilles where the latter were worsted. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z To the men, she generally presented warm clothing, and to the women flax and worsted for knitting and spinning; and those who were the most industrious received a reward when the new year commenced. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z At his feet reposed an Isle of Skye terrier, and a partly cropped French poodle, of snowy whiteness, with a red worsted riband round his throat. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Spurring his horse he rode for dear life towards his comrades, who, rendered cautious at the sight of two of their number being worsted, hesitated to advance. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z There’s a pair of worsted bedroom slippers of mine you can take until your shoes get dry. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z And now the evenings are beginning to be cool, ye might begin ter make a pretty little shawl for yer mother out of that deep red worsted; I guess there’s enough of it. Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z You may need it, if I am worsted, to protect yourself.” Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The blind swinging open concealed her from any person within; and the position she maintained, while sorting the shades from some skeins of worsted that she held, was that of careless rest. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Something in the nature of a worsted batiste, I should judge, from what I could make out under the inferior magnifying-glass that they loaned me.” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z As the seniors were now beginning to arrive in numbers, she had no wish to be publicly worsted. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z There sat Mrs. Buckham in her wheel-chair, surrounded by bright worsteds and fancywork, as busy and smiling as though she had not spent twenty years between that chair and her bed. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Carpets form a mosaic of small squares of worsted, or hair, or silk threads, tied into a coarse canvas, which is made as the work progresses. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z In front of W�rth the battle hung, consisting of a succession of attacks renewed again and again on either side; each assailant in turn getting worsted, in consequence of the nature of the country. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z He plucked a small piece of Berlin worsted—I had been darning my socks—off my left trouser, and examined it curiously. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:12.120Z Let me say As a horseman, than Bellerophon he's really something greater; Never worsted in a hand-fight, nor a race. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z "For his father, knowingly and willingly, came to my aid in the thickest of the fight, and but for his courage I should have been worsted." The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z "It will be news to him to find out that the old Fire-Eaters have been worsted at last." Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z One of these vessels was commanded by a Captain Banks, who once captured by Iberville in Hudson Bay now found himself worsted by his rival in the peaceful work of colonization. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z But in spite of this we should have worsted them; but when we were just getting the mastery, the Saxon Oswald and fifty others dashed into our rear and demoralised us entirely. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z But in that same instant a disastrous thing happened which sent Buddy afoot down that river road faster than he had intended to go, and sorely worsted. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z With quick presence of mind, therefore, he unwound a long worsted muffler from his neck and threw one end of it into the opening. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z Madame Fellner, who was doing worsted work, raised her head and looked at her guest. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z And Cousin Park, knowing herself to be worsted, sighed a great, heaving sigh and looked sadly at the Major's portrait, as though if he had been alive he would have protected her. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z "You've seen them in all the shops—just ugly dolls of worsted—but mine are made like the Danish Nisse, the elves that the Danes use to decorate their Yuletide trees." Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z Eels are, of course, present in any number, and “babbing” for them, with a bunch of worms threaded on to worsted, is not a bad way of passing a warm night. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z In her astonishment May let fall the ball of worsted. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z But this could not surely suffice to make it a deep delight to sit silent and wind balls of gray worsted for half an hour at a stretch! That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z She had been knitting when he came in, but laid the needles and worsted aside on his entrance, and sat looking at him with her hands folded in her lap. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z She held up a handful of wee dolls made of white worsted, doubled until the little figure was about a finger long. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z I spent a day, with great interest, in visiting the worsted mills and warehouses at Saltaire, just out from Bradford, England, which cover about ten acres. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z May rose, and, under cover of picking up her ball of worsted, walked away out of earshot. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z It seemed to me that the principal ingredient therein was old worsted stockings; and yet, before many days, those heaps would become gray cloth fit for the jackets and mantles of winsome maidens. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z They were neck-and-neck with the rest of us in our stampede back to this city; and yet, my boy, they refuse to consider the United States of America worsted. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z I did battle on your behalf before you came, Miss Lambert, and got terribly worsted. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z To shrink from discussion would be to confess weakness; to suffer themselves to be worsted in discussion would be seriously to imperil their power. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z It has manufactures of woollen and linen cloth, hats, soap, leather, and chemicals; paper, flax, and worsted mills; and an important trade. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z It was formerly noted for the manufacture of 'Suffolk hempen cloth', worsted yarn, and knit hosiery. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z And Davy took off his blue worsted cap and fumbled it and gave his troubled young head a grave shake. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z My father had worsted the Dutchman—and his Majesty himself—and saved the Isle! The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Ellen only laughed as she held up a portion of a worsted scarf in process of manufacture. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Forester blushed deeply, as he drew from his coat-pocket the worsted, which in a moment of abstraction he had lifted from the ground, and thrust into his pocket, without knowing. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Certainly worsted in the late passage of arms, the baron nevertheless had looked at his antagonist with malevolent and sinister triumph, a distinctly gratified hate. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z The king having sided with the "Progressives," the "Conservatives" were worsted with much bloodshed, whereupon the barriers of seclusion were swept away. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z One of these being worsted, fled over to Spain, imploring the protection of Charles IV. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z But it edges a Trevor’s teeth to see one of his kin—full cousin, too—worsted, conquered, dead—down as you seem to be. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z My shoes as I lean unlacing them stand out upon flat worsted flowers under my feet. Sour Grapes A Book of Poems 2011-03-25T02:00:10.780Z They recalled the one time in his life when he had been worsted by another man. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z He was dressed in coarse black worsted stockings, black breeches, and an ample black coat with long trailing skirts. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z There were gray-headed old men, and women, and invalids; and there were beautiful demoiselles working worsted, embroidery, sewing; men reading papers; and, in fact, people doing everything they would do in their own parlors. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z "Foreseeing that in the struggle against the Convention the Commune might be worsted, my husband arrested, and the house searched, I already have had the casket carried to the home of one of our friends." The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The treatment in most common use for worsteds and unions is hot pressing, which may be effected either in the hydraulic press or in the continuous press, but in most cases in the former. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z But in the pleasure of contradicting him, truth is worsted. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z She pulled out the little table-drawer where the worsted socks were rolled up in fluffy balls, with needles sticking out of them here and there. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Girls must know how to chatter French, and bang on a piano, and make worsted cats and dogs, and all such! Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z If the tocsin has ceased, the Commune is worsted. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z For the finishing of silk pieces the operations and machinery employed are similar in character to some of those used for cotton and worsteds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Then Agnes dropped her pretty eyes again to her worsted, and worked and hummed very faintly a little air, and Tom's heart swelled within him, and he hummed as faintly the same gay air. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z She drew open a drawer, where there were some little bundles of grey woollen stuff, and balls of worsted with big needles stuck across them. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z There sat Miss Chubb in Dr. Bodkin's drawing-room one Saturday about noon; her round face beaming, and her fat fingers covered with huge old-fashioned rings, busily engaged in some bright-coloured worsted work. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z What a wilderness of worsted work are they not willing to travel over for his sake! My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Unions or fabrics consisting of a cotton warp with a worsted weft are in general treated like worsteds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z How certain to be worsted in an argument with an accomplished naturalist who is a sceptic! The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Hear me," he says, passionately: "if I am worsted in this fight—and I see no ray of hope anywhere—I am a ruined man. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z And the Master, who had lived his faiths by his life before our eyes, was being worsted in the argument! The Master of the Inn 2011-02-26T03:00:51.930Z Enticed into the plain, the enemy were generally worsted by the royal troops, but among the recesses of their native rocks the mountaineers had always the advantage. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z This is followed by the spinning process which consists in a simultaneous drawing and twisting, and a continuous production of the yarn with the structural characteristics of worsted yarns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z For once the remorseless strength of which he boasted had been worsted by a greater strength; and love, not hate, was the power that gave it. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z From the first stage of the struggle her common sense was worsted. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Is it impossible that amongst the wandering spirits he may not have been worsted in a conflict with some undocible Hobgoblin? Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples 2011-02-23T03:00:32.190Z The bridles and breastplates glittered with studs and bosses of polished metal; gay embroidery in coloured worsted covered the saddle-cloth of the mule, and a collection of silver chains, jingles, and bells, encircled her neck. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z After defeating the Germans rather easily, the team opposed and worsted the Belgians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The shutters were closed still, but the news-boy was at the open door, muffled to the nose in his worsted comforter. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z One should add that the pangs of the loss of one's mate, the grief resulting from being worsted in the battle for the female, were other contributing causes of the creation of poetry. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The soldier blushed deeply, but promptly replied, "Every thing," and then touching his left shoulder with his hand, he added, "you can change this worsted into an epaulet." Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z That would inevitably mean direct conflict in which she was sure to be worsted. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z There had been some irregular and piratical fighting at sea between English and Norman sailors, in which the latter had been worsted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z A scarlet worsted belt went around their waists, their breeches were of smoked buckskin, reaching down to three pairs of blanket socks and moose moccasins, with blue cloth leggins up to the knee. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Sunshine was there—on the wall, on the plants in the window, most of all in Lotty's face, as she sat up in bed, knitting with red worsted and big needles. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z The laws of society are harsh, but those of our sex that resist them are chiefly unhappy, always worsted in the end. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z But Miriam paid no heed, and the worsted one was constrained to take refuge in tears. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z War broke out between the Transvaal Republic and one of the most powerful of these native chieftains, Sikukuni; and the Transvaal was worsted in the struggle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z In mild weather their costume was formed of a blue striped cotton shirt, corduroys, blue cloth leggins bound with orange ribbons, the inevitable sash or worsted belt, and moccasins. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Fancy him, the victor in every struggle, who has carried all before him,—the vaunted chief of his contemporaries,—fancy him beaten and worsted on his first real field of action. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z We have been beaten in an election, but I don't think we ought to be worsted in a struggle of generosity and good feeling. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Fright did not enter into my feelings in the smallest way, although, when I reviewed the incident, I was confident Buck would have worsted me had it not been for the unexpected and startling intervention. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Knitted veils in black silk or worsted are also worn by grown-up persons. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z No, it had been made only a few years earlier by the superfine worsted spinner whom I was interviewing. Northern tales prove manufacturing is about more than money 2011-01-30T14:00:00Z When Shylock is worsted the traditional business is for him to leave the stage with the air of a martyr going to his execution, and thus produce a tragic climax where none is wanted. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z This bold knight-errant may find himself worsted in the tourney. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z The royalists were worsted," and swallowing a sigh, while tears appeared in his eyes, he added, "but unfortunately my poor comrade Wilhelm, one of the Prince of Gerolstein's pages, was killed in the skirmish. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The crane seeing it was being worsted in the wrangle, flew in the face of the tiger, and pecked its eyes, so that it became blind. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The great cotton industry of Lancashire, the wool and worsted industry of Yorkshire, and many other industries in a less degree are at the present time dependent upon child labor. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z In a pitched battle, on a small scale, called the battle of the Diamond, the Catholics were worsted and a number of them were killed. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z If it came to a duel between the two, she found it easier to believe that Hefferom would be worsted. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z If in argument he is worsted by some one who knows more than himself, he is cautioned. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z As I sat on the rocks, I have thought over that completely, And I bought four pairs of worsted socks Which fit my web-feet neatly. The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses 2011-01-12T03:00:33.643Z Silk stockings were worn by Elizabeth for the first time in 1560, and worsted stockings were made in England in 1564. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Although she had evidently been worsted in the argument, a defiant look flashed in her dark eyes as she answered him: "If I believe you speak the truth I shall not come here again." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Woolens.—There are two classes of woolen textiles, woolens and worsteds, depending upon the character of the fiber used, and the treatment to which it is subjected. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z My little room was just as I remembered it, bare, bleak, and gruesomely clean, with a rag rug, a worsted motto, and a pink china vase for really sensuous ornamentation. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Need I say that I praised to the utmost the good taste of everything I saw there, her paperhangings, her worsted work, her crochet, etc. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Up to this time tights were made of wool, worsted, fine cloth, frieze, and canvas. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z "Keep your temper somewhere within soundings," the engineer said soothingly, "for they're three against two, and if it should come to a fight we might get worsted." A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z The shorter varieties of wool are used in woolens, while the long fibers are combed out and used for the worsteds. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z I was not the one to get worsted. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z So McDowell's votes didn't re-enforce Banks in the skirmish, my boy, and Banks lost much popularity by being worsted, by the Confederacy. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z The sergeants are self-controlled, and brighten the promenades with their green worsted gloves and the great laced V's on their sleeves. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z On the 16th of August he had an encounter off Plymouth with Ayscue, whom he worsted, and then cruised at the Land’s End. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z In making woolen yarns the wool is simply carded and very loosely spun, but in making worsted thread the wool is combed out and hard twisted. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z He looked very much worsted, like a really old man who had not many years to live, and whose life might be very suddenly ended by a trifling attack. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The large industrial population is engaged principally in the worsted and cotton manufacture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z No shawls, worsted stockings and hot milk here! The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z At every turn he worsted his rivals and left them whingeing to government. Murdoch's whingeing rivals actually have a case for once 2010-10-13T07:00:00Z Owing to the nap of the woolen goods the weaving is scarcely visible, but in the manufacture of worsteds the weave is evident and a great variety of designs is possible. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z He took the side of the women, and, feeling himself worsted by Collins, who had a more fluent tongue, he reduced his arguments to writing and sent them to him. The True Benjamin Franklin The materials used for boys' suits, include all the staple cloths, such as unfinished worsteds in stripes and plaids, tweeds, dark and blue serge, plain cheviots, and Scotch mixtures, homespun and corduroy. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines He realised that in any passage of arms with these youths he must be worsted, as she apparently was oblivious of any harm being done. The Undying Past His feet were thrust into a pair of brogues of true Irish manufacture, which, with a pair of coarse blue worsted stockings and corduroy inexpressibles, completed his outward man. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 But the worsted party obtained the aid of the Scotts and other clans from the midland district. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 A new thought, and she darted to the window, tore down the red worsted blind-cord, and ran back to the door. A Little World Is made of a piece of plain light colored unfinished or finished worsted one yard long and eighteen inches wide. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines One of those hours had nearly passed, and several black worsted stockings had been ornamented with patches of rectangular embroidery, when the outer door-bell rang. A Double Knot However, I came up with you in time, just as a fierce fight was going on, and your party were being worsted. Real Gold A Story of Adventure For the finishing of worsted cloth soaps high in cocoanut oil or palm kernel oil are preferred. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Dresses made of one kind of material only, are more durable than those composed of two; as, for instance, of cotton and silk, of cotton and worsted, or of silk and worsted. Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress Any material, such as worsted, and wool garments should be sponged with ammonia and water. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Baildon, an urban district in the W. Riding of Yorkshire, about 5 miles north of Bradford, with worsted manufactures, chemical works, and quarries. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Antimacass�ar, a covering for chairs, sofas, couches, &c., made of open cotton or worsted work, to preserve them from being soiled, as by the oil applied to the hair. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Foolish and hasty as he was, he could, as she felt, talk better than she could; and therefore she retreated, feeling that she had been worsted. Rachel Ray “He thinks I ought to wear a worsted shawl and arctics.” The Valiants of Virginia Material—Undressed worsted, English twill or shadow-stripe, in black or dark blue. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Begin again to decrease, and continue to do so, until you have only 3 stitches on each needle; fasten off with a worsted needle, and sew down the handle. The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book The shepherds themselves supplied the crowning touch, for they wore real knitted stockings of worsted, and shoes with stitched leather soles, a fact admirably displayed by the kneeling position of their wearers. Beggars on Horseback The blows intended for the guest were now bestowed upon each other, and so impartially that neither side was worsted. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch So don’t talk to me about worsted shawls and horrible arctics. The Valiants of Virginia Material—Plain or striped unfinished worsted, black, dark, blue or Oxford. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines In the 4th round of the 4th round of diamonds, thread a worsted needle with the wool and pass it through all the stitches, draw them up tight and fasten off. The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book I will do all that depends upon me to save myself; and if I am worsted the enemy shall pay dear for it. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. She was not to be so easily worsted. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch He also read how Simmons had, at the critical moment, been worsted by Page, and even a description of Jess Hutton, who was present to see the fiasco. Rockhaven Trousers—Dark narrow stripe worsted, moderately close fitting with slight hip fullness. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines The fiery outburst of the young girl startled Clayton, who realized that in an argument on this theme he was likely to be worsted. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life Her mother hopped to her side, and endeavored to remove a long piece of worsted thread, which was woven into the nest, and was now firmly twisted about Molly's leg. Little Robins Learning to Fly The principal textile manufactures in order of importance are worsted, employing some 36,000 hands, females considerably outnumbering males; woollens, employing some 8000, silk and cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The Tungan leaders, deluded by the inaction of Yakoob Beg into a belief that he was unable to prosecute the enterprise he had undertaken, assumed the offensive, only to be worsted in several minor engagements. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar Material—Unfinished worsted, or diagonal, in black or Oxford. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines This bottle of oil I've got in my pocket will provide stuff to burn, and a strand of worsted out of one of my socks will make a wick. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Good bombazine is made with a silk warp and a worsted weft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Towards the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century the woollen trade decreased and worsted manufacture began to take its place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" But though worsted at the General's tent, the young adventurer was by no means defeated. The Firebrand Material—Tropical worsted or Tweed, flannel Shetland or homespun. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Most of those attending were conspicuous by the plainness of their dress, and a Mr Benjamin Stillingfleet specially caused comment by always wearing blue or worsted stockings instead of the usual black silk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The sense of having been worsted was strong upon him. The Missioner On the introduction of steam-power and machinery the worsted trade advanced with great rapidity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" See here," he said, "you, the adventuress, are worsted in this scene. Life on the Stage Trousers—To match coat, or striped worsted or cassimere with morning coat. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Cast on four stitches, with fine flat scarlet worsted braid, No. 19 needles. My Knitting Book It tells me that I was worsted last night, and that I'm capable of better things if I try my luck again. The Gambler A Novel "You may go down, sir," said Jones, with the fretful impatience of a man worsted in a controversy; and the witness descended from the table amid the scarcely suppressed plaudits of the crowd. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The latter are frequently worsted, from their inferior numbers, and lose their property, which the Indians bring by land to the neighbourhood of Herschel Island, to dispose of to the Esquimaux in that quarter. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The young lady shall return from school, able to cover ottomans with worsted birds; and to stitch a purse for the expected lover about whom she has been thinking for the last five years. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. On a subsequent occasion, however, it was St. Thomas' turn to be worsted in a similar contest of holy humility. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order England was worsted much more by faulty distribution than by insufficiency of force. Naval Warfare Charles, however, was worsted in several collisions with the two houses, with a consequent loss of influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Miss Graves always wore a gray worsted shawl, and took no wine; in spite of the sunshine, therefore, she preserved a frosty appearance. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu It is descriptive of the battle of Cattraeth, fought between the Britons and the Saxons, in which the former were so completely worsted that only three, amongst whom was Aneurin himself, escaped with their lives. The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition The needle was hanging from it by a thread, and a skein of green worsted hung over the top, Paula glanced at it inquiringly. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life But he was, of course, worsted, and that before he understood what she was about. Mary O’Connor, especially, entered into a public controversy with Cobden and Bright, in which he was worsted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" It was true that Mr. Inness had been with her a good deal, had helped her wind her worsteds in the evening, but she never meant anything—never dreamed of anything. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The Chinese, as in almost all the wars they have waged with their neighbours, were worsted, but they were successful in negociation. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 I also had a characteristic exchange with Fergus, in which, as usual, I came off worsted. Hempfield A Novel As she stood there tall, pale, stately, facing him so bravely, Klaus felt himself worsted. Mary It had old-fashioned curtains of dark-red worsted grosgrain at the windows. Shadows of Flames A Novel Here comes a showy affair!—a real landau with four horses, as fine as bouquets and worsted tassels can make them! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Like his friend Socrates, his trunk and hose were of worsted, and he wore high leather boots which reached well above the knee and looked to have been intended for a much taller person. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Machine-made tapestry carpets are also called “ingrain” carpets, because the wool or worsted is dyed in the grain, i.e. before manufacture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" And, particularly, if a policeman is worsted in an encounter, the merriment is frenzied. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America Mary, whose partiality for Koma, little beauty that he was, attempted no disguise, maintained that Taka always began the combats and was always worsted; but I was not so sure. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Sophie had no idea of being worsted, but her position was difficult. The Shadow Creep, thou vile one, in the bushes, In the holes among the heathland, And among the moss conceal thee, 660 Glide away, like ball of worsted, Like a withered stick of aspen. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two Sarah paused here and bent over to straighten out a tangle in her worsteds. Clover and Blue Grass Often have invading hosts battered at these gates, and sometimes gained an entrance; but strange to say, they have always in the end been worsted by the faithful Muscovites. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia There are beggars and peasants, whose dress was simply old-fashioned and very plain; they wore the broad shoes and leather belts and short coats, worsted hose, and cloaks of fair cloth. English Costume It was the blundering collapse of incompetence plus worsted gloves, two-handed riding, and a haystack of equipment. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel As was to be expected, they were worsted; eleven small flying columns of the Moslems, sent out in various directions, sufficed to quell the revolt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Two weeks ago," she said, "it seemed as if everything was in a tangle just like this worsted gets sometimes. Clover and Blue Grass And, alas! she forgot all about the worsted slippers! Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 Having failed in his effort to batter down the American breastworks, and the British artillery having been fairly worsted by the American, Pakenham decided to try an open assault. Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895 When the riders wear, as did my friends, white worsted gloves, they cannot take a proper hold of the reins. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The county had a flourishing wool-industry in the 14th century, and became noted for its worsted cloths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" “This?” said the old man, putting his hand to the cap of red knitted worsted, surmounted by a tuft, which adorned his head—as the remark was translated to him. In the Whirl of the Rising The amicable fusion of the three orders, which took place in the latter part of June, was prefaced by acrimonious dissensions, in which the king interfered, and was worsted. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 I have those worsted slippers Cousin Appolina gave me for Christmas. Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895 They were cavalry in a very slovenly uniform, dark-blue blouse, and light-blue trousers unstrapped, cut spoon-shape over the boot; cartridge belt, revolver, peaked cap, and worsted gloves—black buttons! From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel A loud shout from the worsted combatants expressed their satisfaction and surprise, and in a moment the assistant corps joined their friends, and commenced to fight. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative She took occasion, it is true, when lifting up the ball of worsted which had fallen, to glance furtively towards the child; but, except by this, bestowed no other notice on her. One Of Them Committee of Woolcombers, Appointed by Act of Parliament for “More effectually preventing abuses & Frauds committed by persons employed in the Manufactories of Combing wool and worsted yarn,” in Norfolk and Norwich. A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811 Gardiner wore his play apron and his worsted bed slippers. Fairfax and His Pride We possess that—We, the nation of the glass flower-shade, the pink worsted mat, the red and green china puppy-dog, and the poisonous Brussels carpet. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Lord Rockville says, ‘What with gentlemen doing worsted work, and ladies shouldering double-barrelled guns, he scarcely thinks this can be the same world he was born in long ago.’ Holiday House A Series of Tales Temporarily worsted at Hennebon, Charles de Blois retired from before it and went to besiege and capture other places in Brittany. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) “So it is thought that Colonel Tarleton has worsted General Sumpter?” said Mr. Wharton. The Spy Condensed for use in schools But Thimble, though he had worsted the leopards, hadn't much liking or stomach for nights as wild as this. The Three Mulla-mulgars His tame sweetheart is now a widow and wears a bit of black worsted round her leg. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series An Englishman ought not to underrate their talents in this particular, or he will probably be worsted in an encounter of words. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa How nigh we were being totally worsted in the battles of Tlascalla! The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Would you like, perhaps, after this truly elegant account thus given by a court editor, to look behind the canvas and see the rough ends of the worsted? Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories It has been suggested that young officers and soldiers of Irish descent might render peculiar service to the cause, and I have selected you for an opportunity which will convert these worsted epaulettes into bullion.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The leaders of the English parliament, worsted in the Civil War, implored the aid of the Scots, which was promised on condition that the Scottish system of church government was adopted in England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" If we are worsted in this encounter, we have the same satisfaction that Dr Johnson had, knowing that we supply our adversary’s arguments as well as our own. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Canaan is worsted before the followers of the woman of the hour. Oriental Women When any over-wise babbler feels himself worsted in an argument, he says to his opponent, "You are a liar." Seeds of Pine One of "Our own Correspondents," speaking of the recent disaster at Sinope, rather startles us with the announcement that "Turkey for the present is unquestionably worsted." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The crape formerly made at Norwich was made with a silk warp and worsted weft, and is said to have afterwards degenerated into bombazine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The first figure which emerged upon the plateau was that of a man swathed in great-coat, cap, and worsted wrappers, that it was difficult to guess what he could be. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Now if we turned back and tried to recover our outfit, we should certainly have to fight the trappers, and probably we'd be worsted, for they outmatch us in weapons. Northern Diamonds Socrates once said he married her for the excitement of conquest, just as one would enjoy the breaking of a high-spirited horse; but, at any rate, the philosopher was worsted, and Xanthippe ruled the household. Greek Women Knowing a little of their "lingo," and something of the sign language, he demanded an explanation, and got for answer that two of their brothers had been worsted in conflict with him and his party. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade The industries consist of manufactures of cotton, linen, woollens and worsteds, and leather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" To secure the legs, when they can be felt, Blaine recommends a skein of worsted. The Dog Returning to Edinburgh, she exhausted every legal resource in a combat with the authorities, and was signally worsted. Women of England The throstle has almost disappeared from the cotton industry, and Danforth’s cap frame entirely so, but the latter is still used to spin worsted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Through the threads of the warp we could see the weavers sitting behind their work, each with his box of worsteds and pattern beside him. An American Girl Abroad The forces of the crown under John Graham of Claverhouse and others were sent against them, and although the insurgents gained isolated successes, in general they were worsted and were treated with great barbarity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" There he stood, his legs clothed in grey worsted, retreating far beyond his little white apron, as if ashamed of their unusual appearance— “The mother that him bare, She had not known her son.” Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 In days gone by, when garters were worn in sight, the upper classes wore very expensive ones, but the lower orders worsted galloon ones. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Genoa now recognized that she had been worsted in the long contest, and on the 15th of May 1768 signed a treaty selling the sovereignty of the island to France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" "The honorable member is not in the London County Council now," suggested a well-known horse-owner and racing enthusiast who had been worsted in argument. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 But when we approached Centreville, intelligence came that our troops got worsted and the contest was given up. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery There followed a certain amount of bickering, during which the general allowed himself to be worsted. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure I never looked at you in your old clogs and the worsted cloak that I did n't think of the day I 'd see you in satin and velvet! The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Had he been an elderly one, he would have written folios by the post, and covered acres of canvas with dogs in worsted, and tigers in Berlin wool. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I had seen knavery thrive too often, not to feel a kind of respect for its ability; I saw honesty too often worsted, not to feel something like contempt for its meekness. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas If you want to avoid a hemorrhage, the best plan is to tie a bit of green worsted round your wrist. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The buck was plainly being worsted in his battle with the snow-shoe, and was working himself into a panic. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Names that any sailor would be proud to have on his worsted jersey! Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war She used to feel clumsy and worsted beside them, possessed by the devil too to scare and disgust them. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. "Tell us that if you can," said a huge fellow, with a red worsted comforter round his throat; "that's exactly what we want to know." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Green worsted tied round your wrist was a sure cure for hemorrhage. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North For others, divine eyes shall moisten the best French cambric, and worsted slippers shall be worked by fairy hands. The London Pulpit Here common trousers are protected by black and green worsted leggings. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, tho’ right were worsted, wrong would triumph. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse Here the cavalry and light batteries had a little set-to with the rebels, in which the rebels got worsted and retreated, leaving two wagons loaded with muskets, which they set on fire. History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers The guard was turned out for his arrest and a skirmish ensued in which the guard was worsted and retreated to the barracks. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast The first to arrive was a pleasant-looking elderly countrywoman, well wrapped in a worn winter cloak with a thick plaid shawl over it, and a white worsted cloud tied over her bonnet. Strangers and Wayfarers Many of them, when worsted completely, would “hit the bread-line,” after midnight, not so much for the bread as for a place to stand where they would be immune from the policeman’s club. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 He had Mrs. Dale badly worsted, and he proposed to drive her until, in the presence of Suzanne, he and his beloved dictated terms. The "Genius" She played the piano; embroidered also, And worked worsted poodles and trees in a row; Made knitting-work slippers that no one could wear, And plastered pomatum all over her hair. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 Practically in inductive argument an opponent is worsted when he cannot produce an instance to the contrary. Logic, Inductive and Deductive She must have been a beautiful creature; and as to this copy being done with a needle and worsted,—nobody would suppose such a thing. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The Ghibellines, who had for some time been the stronger party, being worsted by the Guelphs, Cino, a prominent member of the former faction, had to quit his office and the city of his birth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Woolens, fine worsteds, ravelings, and cottons Such materials as carpet and oriental wools, fine worsteds, carpet ravelings, darning and knitting cotton should, in splicing, be run past each other. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Their uniform was similar, except that they had wings to their capotes instead of worsted epaulettes. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Then he seemed to realize that the half-breed had been worsted also, for he 23 looked at the latter, saw the dust on his clothing and grinned expressively. The Coming of the Law Her worsteds have all been dyed under her own superintendence, and it is said the only relief she has ever had in the manual labour was in having an assistant to thread her needles. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries And then Peggy, with a desperate realization that something must be done, and that immediately, seized the worsted shawl, and knelt down before Hobo. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted Kindergarten patterns For double wool, worsted, rope silk, chenille, or raffia, where one wishes to reproduce kindergarten designs, as in paper-weaving, place the warp strings around one tooth only. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home "Isn't my governor a stiff one?" said Brian in a jeering way, as his cousin drew near the great coal fire and drew off his little worsted gloves—the gloves which mother had knitted. A Little Hero They had found her, before dinner, with her feet entangled in a skein of worsted. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur It is worked in different coloured worsteds on white cloth, to which time has given the tinge of brown holland; the parts intended to represent flesh are left untouched by the needle. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Peggy brought the worsted shawl, and renewed her appeals and commands, while Hobo continued to wag his tail, apparently under the impression that he was being praised for some remarkable achievement. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted Run a ribbon or worsted cord through the beading. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home And she stamped her foot somewhat ineffectively, since she had on her worsted bedroom slippers. Betty Wales Freshman The officer suffering from nervous war strain, or "shell shock", often had nightmares in which he was attacked and worsted by the enemy. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life She tried every possible pretext for staying at home, but she felt herself worsted at all points when it came to matters of argument. Under False Pretences A Novel There was the center table with the album and three red volumes of Keepsakes and Garlands, a green worsted mat, hopefully designed to imitate moss, and on the depression in its center the astral lamp. Old Crow Thread a worsted needle with a narrow strip of raffia and buttonhole the edges of the panels together; or, sew them over and over and cover with a braid of raffia. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Under this he generally wears a coarse blue jacket, a red or yellow shag waistcoat, stout blue worsted stockings, tall laced ankle-boots, and corduroy breeches or trowsers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The chivalry of Fitzhugh Lee and his cavalry division was badly worsted in the contest last Tuesday with negro troops, composing the garrison at Wilson's Landing; the chivalry made a gallant fight, however. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Sceptically, Margaretta With her large blue eyes looked at him, Took her work up to embroider, Coloured worsted and her needle, Moved her stool then near the Baron's Arm-chair, and sat down beside him. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Reports were current, and credited, of another general battle on yesterday, in which Lee had been worsted, and it was expected that it would be renewed to-day. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 Hold one circle over the other, and with a worsted or tape needle threaded with wool, wind over and over very closely until the hole in the center is completely filled. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home She was very quiet all during the evening, meekly holding some worsted for her aunt, then taking a very dull book, and trying to read it. A Dear Little Girl |
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