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worsted

yarn spun with average to hard twist from long combed and carded fibers, traditionally of wool
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worsted

Summary

worsted ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,453 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • worsted is made of wool[2].
  • worsted is made of synthetic fiber[3].
  • worsted is a type of yarn[4].
  • worsted is a type of textile[5].
  • worsted's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • worsted's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • worsted's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • worsted's fabrication method is recorded as combing[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include yarn[4] and textile[5].

Why It Matters

worsted ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,453 views/month).[1] worsted has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] worsted is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → yarn, textile
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Made from material → wool, synthetic fiber
    Fabrication method → combing
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: worsted, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969200|worsted (#289969200)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
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