THRED, n. 1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length.2. The filament of a flower.3. The filament of any fibrous substance, as of bark.4. A fine filament or line of gold or silver.5. Air-threads,the fine white filaments which are seen floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders.6. Something continued in a long course or tenor; as the thread of a discourse.7. The prominent spiral part of a screw.
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