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ˈthreading, vbl. n.
[f. thread v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb thread in various senses; an instance of this.
1611Cotgr., Filet d'huyle, a small drop, or threading of oyle. 1626Bacon Sylva §293 We see in Liquors, the thredding of them in Stillicides. 1852R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour (1893) 118 The collar..exhibited all the stitchings and threadings incident to that department of the garment. 1887E. Gurney Tertium Quid II. 45 Accurate thridding of labyrinthine things. 1889Pall Mall G. 25 Nov. 7/1 The machine which does the threading [of screws] is complicated and slow. 1908R. W. Chambers Firing Line xxviii, Another woman awoke to take up the ravelled threadings of her life again. 1913F. H. Richardson Motion Picture Handbk. (ed. 2) 219 It is aggravating for the operator who has to do rapid work in threading up, to be obliged to work with reels in bad condition. 1932Simpson & Weir Weaver's Craft x. 92 For the threading up one person should sit at the back of the loom in such a position that the ‘shed’ sticks and warp threads can be easily seen. 1933Sight & Sound Spring 34/2 Accessibility of the gates and sprockets for threading up. 1964McCall's Sewing v. 69/1 Always check your instruction manual for proper threading. 1970Which? Jan. 8/1 Threading can be a tedious and sometimes tricky business, especially if the thread has to go through other openings as well as the eye of the needle.
▸ A method of depilation originating in South Asia, in which hair is plucked out using a twisted cotton thread.
1991Orlando Sentinel 12 Apr. e3/5 Her rates for threading are the same as she charges for waxing: $6 for eyebrows, $30 for bikini area. 1994Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 May (Flair Mag.) 6/1 Hair is removed from the upper lip by the threading process. 2002N.Y. Mag. 9 Dec. 74/3 (advt.) Unlike waxing, threading doesn't pull or burn the skin, resulting in clean shapes to eyebrows. |