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Definition of Threads
1. Noun. Informal terms for clothing.
Generic synonyms: Article Of Clothing, Clothing, Habiliment, Vesture, Wear, Wearable
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Definition of Threads
1. Noun. (plural of thread) ¹
2. Noun. (pluralonly) (slang) clothes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Threads
1. thread [v] - See also: thread
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threads
Literary usage of Threads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"From five to upwards of thirty threads of warp and weft are required to complete
the various schemes of intersecting. If the intervals between the ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"But if the warp thread a be tight and the weft threads '', l>, b, ... The combs
are во regulated that they come away clear from the threads as soon as they ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"In such weaving of patterns it is here assumed that the threads are dyed before the
... The simplest weave made in this way with colored threads is gingham, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"In such weaving of patterns it is here assumed that the threads are dyed before the
... The simplest weave made in this way with colored threads is gingham, ..."