"thred" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: threds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thred (countable and uncountable, plural threds)
  1. Obsolete form of thread. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: thread
    Sense id: en-thred-en-noun-Qb6BTWJV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 7 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 6 7 2

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /θrɛ̝ːd/ Forms: thredes [plural], threed [alternative], threde [alternative], þræd [alternative], þred [alternative], þrede [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þrǣd}} Old English þrǣd, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*þrēduz}} Proto-Germanic *þrēduz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} thred, {{enm-noun|pl=thredes}} thred (plural thredes)
  1. thread (of twine or fibre)
    Sense id: en-thred-enm-noun-N5ZDoUIG Categories (other): Fibers Disambiguation of Fibers: 34 30 36
  2. yarn, fibre
    Sense id: en-thred-enm-noun-D0-FDc2m Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Fibers, Knitting, Spinning Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 40 12 Disambiguation of Fibers: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of Knitting: 29 57 14 Disambiguation of Spinning: 33 53 14
  3. (figurative) life, a lifetime Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-thred-enm-noun-xN0PAYlc Categories (other): Fibers Disambiguation of Fibers: 34 30 36

Inflected forms

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