[mass noun]a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long-staple wool 精纺毛纱;精纺毛线 ■fabric made from such yarn, having a close-textured surface with no nap 精纺毛料 [as modifier]a worsted suit. 一套精纺毛料西装。
语源
Middle English: from Worstead, the name of a parish in Norfolk, England