thred

Noun

thread (plural threads)

1. A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
   • Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 234

   Synonyms:

   string

2. A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
3. Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
   • the threads of a spiderweb
4. A slender stream of water.
   • a thread of water
5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.
6. A screw thread.

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