| Thread (thread) |
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| n. | (thr&ebreve]d) |
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| Thread |
[OE. threed,
þred, AS. þr***aemacr]d; akin to D. draad,
G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr t, Icel.
þrðr a thread, Sw. tr***a |
A very small twist of flax,
wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable
length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or
joined together, and twisted.
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous
substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or
nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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| Thread (thread) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Thread |
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To pass a thread through the eye of] as, to
thread a needle.
To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also,
to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to
thrid.
To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as,
to thread a screw or nut.
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