thred

English

Noun

thred (countable and uncountable, plural threds)

  1. Obsolete form of thread.
    • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 61:
      [] that all the businesses of Men do very much depend upon these little long fleaks or threds of Hemp and Flax.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • threed, threde, þræd, þred, þrede

Etymology

From Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θrɛːd/

Noun

thred (plural thredes)

  1. thread (of twine or fibre)
  2. yarn, fibre
  3. (figurative) life, a lifetime

Descendants

  • English: thread
  • Scots: threid
  • Yola: dreade

References

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