"thred" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

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

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