"threaden" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English threden, thredyn (“made of thread”), equivalent to thread + -en (made of). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|threden}} Middle English threden, {{m|enm|thredyn|t=made of thread}} thredyn (“made of thread”), {{suf|en|thread|en|id2=made of|pos2=made of}} thread + -en (made of) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} threaden (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Made or woven of thread; textile. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-threaden-en-adj-mhw2sxin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (made of)

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