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(1):

(n.) A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.

(2):

(n.) The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.

(3):

(n.) Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.

(4):

(n.) Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.

(5):

(n.) 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.

(6):

(v. t.) To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.

(7):

(v. t.) To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

(8):

(v. t.) To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thread'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thread.html. 1828.
 
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