/woos"tid, werr"stid/ , n.
1. firmly twisted yarn or thread spun from combed, stapled wool fibers of the same length, for weaving, knitting, etc. Cf. woolen .
2. wool cloth woven from such yarns, having a hard, smooth surface and no nap.
adj.
3. consisting or made of worsted.
[ 1250-1300; ME worsted ( e ), special use of Worstede Worstead (OE Wurthestede ), name of parish in Norfolk, England, where the cloth was made ]