threaded

[ thred-id ]

/ ˈθrɛd ɪd /

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adjective

interwoven or ornamented with threads: silk threaded with gold.

Origin of threaded

First recorded in 1535–45; thread + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM threaded

in·ter·thread·ed, adjective mul·ti·thread·ed, adjective non·thread·ed, adjective un·thread·ed, adjective

Words nearby threaded

thread silk, thread vein, thread-legged bug, thread-line fishing, threadbare, threaded, threaded glass, threadfin, threadfish, threadneedle street, threads

Definition for threaded (2 of 2)

thread

[ thred ]

/ θrɛd /

noun

a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.

twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.

one of the lengths of yarn forming the warp or weft of a woven fabric.

a filament or fiber of glass or other ductile substance.

Ropemaking.

any of a number of fibers twisted into a yarn.
a yarn, especially as enumerated in describing small stuff.

something having the fineness or slenderness of a filament, as a thin continuous stream of liquid, a fine line of color, or a thin seam of ore: a thread of smoke.

the helical ridge of a screw.

that which runs through the whole course of something, connecting successive parts: I lost the thread of the story.

something conceived as being spun or continuously drawn out, as the course of life fabled to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates.

Digital Technology. a series of posts and responses on a message board or electronic mailing list that deal with the same subject and are grouped together.

threads, Slang. clothes.

verb (used with object)

to pass the end of a thread through the eye of (a needle).

to fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; string.

to pass continuously through the whole course of (something); pervade: A joyous quality threaded the whole symphony.

to make one's way through (a narrow passage, forest, crowd, etc.).

to make (one's way) thus: He threaded his way through the crowd.

to form a thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).

to place and arrange thread, yarn, etc., in position on (a sewing machine, loom, textile machine, etc.).

to remove (facial hair, especially eyebrow hair) by using a looped and twisted thread to roll over the hair and lift it from the follicles.

verb (used without object)

to thread one's way, as through a passage or between obstacles: They threaded carefully along the narrow pass.

to move in a threadlike course; wind or twine.

Cookery. (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon.

to remove facial hair, especially from the eyebrows, by using a looped and twisted thread.

Origin of thread

before 900; (noun) Middle English threed, Old English thrǣd; cognate with Dutch draad, German Draht, Old Norse thrathr wire; (v.) Middle English threeden, derivative of the noun See throw

OTHER WORDS FROM thread

thread·er, noun thread·less, adjective thread·like, adjective mis·thread, verb

re·thread, verb self-thread·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for threaded

“Umm…they maintain themselves,” she responded when asked whether or not they were threaded, plucked, or waxed.

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I threaded my way through the silent throng of spectators, but was stopped at Fourth Street by a cordon of police.

Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show |Robert W. Chambers |February 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He voted against that ban, but threaded the needle a bit by voting for the larger Clinton crime bill.

The Gun-Control Fight Harry Reid Can’t Win |David Freedlander |January 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, of course, it is threaded through with hypocrisy and outright duplicity.

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Threaded between the anecdotes are fascinating insights into the economics of running a restaurant.

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At the mouth of the sack was a fortunate piece of cord, threaded through a circle of ragged holes.

The House by the River |A. P. Herbert
Two pails of water flanked this rack, in each of which had been thrust a slotted hickory "wiper" threaded with a square of cloth.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde |Stewart Edward White
The ship cast off and threaded its way through the shipping of the harbour out into the open sea.

The Book of Missionary Heroes |Basil Mathews
The two of them, he and the soldier, threaded their way to the head of the ship, then stood at the rail and looked up and down.

The Witch and Other Stories |Anton Chekhov
We climbed mountains, threaded defiles, waded through stream and swamp.

Sea-Dogs All! |Tom Bevan

British Dictionary definitions for threaded

thread

/ (θrɛd) /

noun

a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material

a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc

any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made

any fine line, stream, mark, or piece from the air, the path was a thread of white

a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool

a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore

something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole the thread of the story

the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates

verb

(tr) to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc) through (something) to thread a needle; to thread cotton through a needle

(tr) to string on a thread she threaded the beads

to make (one's way) through or over (something)

(tr) to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding

(tr) to pervade hysteria threaded his account

(intr) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon

Derived forms of thread

threader, noun threadless, adjective threadlike, adjective

Word Origin for thread

Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread

Idioms and Phrases with threaded

thread

see hang by a thread; lose the thread.

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