"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, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 63 11 21 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 16 22 5

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /θrɛːd/ Forms: thredes [plural]
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|nouns|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
  2. yarn, fibre Categories (topical): Fibers, Knitting, Spinning
    Sense id: en-thred-enm-noun-D0-FDc2m Disambiguation of Fibers: 7 90 2 Disambiguation of Knitting: 28 58 14 Disambiguation of Spinning: 32 52 15
  3. (figurative) life, a lifetime Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-thred-enm-noun-xN0PAYlc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: threed, threde, þræd, þred, þrede

Inflected forms

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