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THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)

This article appears in Volume V26, Page 889 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire) , a thin or fine cord of two or more yarns of fibrous substance, such as
cotton
 ,
silk
 , wool or flax, tightly
twisted
  together (see SPINNING and
COTTON
  AND COTTON MANUFACTURE).
Thread
 , whether as silk or cotton
thread
 , is particularly used for sewing, but it is also used in weaving.
Lisle
  thread, a hard-twisted linen thread, originally made at
Lille
  in France, is specially used in the manufacture of stockings (see HOSIERY). Apart from the figurative sense of that which runs through the course of a subject, narrative or speech, as a connecting thought,
idea
  or purpose, the
term
  is also applied specifically to the spiral part of a screw (q.v.).


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