Thread

·noun Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.

II. Thread ·vt To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

III. Thread ·vt To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.

IV. Thread ·noun The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. ·see Screw, ·noun, 1.

V. Thread ·noun Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.

VI. Thread ·noun A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.

VII. Thread ·vt To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to Thrid.

VIII. Thread ·noun 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.