Thread

thred, n. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or the like, drawn out to considerable length; a filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; a line of gold or silver; something continued in a long course or tenor; the prominent spiral part of a screw or nut. — v. To pa a thread through the eye of (a needle); to pa or pierce through, as a narrow way or channel. [AS. thrsed, a thread, thraw an, to twist, throw, G. draht, drath, thread, wire, drehen, OHG. drajcm, to twist; same as thrid.] — Thread'bare, -bar, a. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; worn out; trite; hackneyed; used has lost novelty or interest. — Thread'y, a. Like thread or filaments; slender; containing or consisting of thread.