thread feather (thred feTH"er)

A filoplume. See feather. thread-fin (thred'fin), n. Any fish of the genus Polynemus: so called from the long pectoral filaments. See cut under Polynemus. thread-finisher (thred'finish-er), n. A machine in which linen or cotton thread is treated to remove the fluffy fibers that cling to new thread, to fasten down the loose fibers, and to polish the surface. thread-fish (thred'fish), n. 1. The cordonnier or cobbler-fish, Blepharis crinitus.-2. The cutlas-fish. See cut under Trichiurus. thread-flower (thred'flou"ėr), n. A plant of the genus Nema tan thus, of the Gesneraceæ, which IMG:content-0316.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] or filamentous tail-fea thers: specifically noting swallows of the genus Uromitus, as U. filiferus. Also wire - tailed. thread-the-needle, n. See thread-needle. thread-waxer (thred' wak" sér), n. In shoe manuf., a trough containing shoemakers' wax, which is kept hot by a lamp. It is attached to a sewing-machine, and the thread is caused to pa through it. E. H. Knight.