thread

[Ang.-Sax. thréd]. The middle of a river or stream.

♦ To thread. To run a ship through narrow and intricate channels among islands.

Thread
·noun Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. II. Thread ·vt To pass a thread through the eye of; as,...

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Pack thread
·- ·see under 2d Pack. ...

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Thread-shaped
·adj Having the form of a thread; filiform. ...

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gold-thread
(Coptis trifolia.) A plant well known in medicine, valued for its stomachic and tonic properties. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.