Thread(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.
Thread(n.)
- A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
Thread(n.)
- The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
Thread(n.)
- Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.