Strong cord or twine used for sewing or tying up packs or bundles; a piece or length of this. Also figurative.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > for other specific purpose (11) packthread1304 Strong cord or twine used for sewing or tying up packs or bundles; a piece or length of this. Also figurative. pack-line1447 = packthread, n. thrum1466 Nautical (plural, also collective singular) Short pieces of coarse woollen or hempen yarn, used for mops, etc.: cf. thrum, v.2 e, and thrummed, adj.1… pack-twine1645 twine used for tying up a pack, packthread. whip1825 Weaving. (See quots.) basket-twine1833 stocking-yarn1835 the thread used in making hosiery. draw thread1839 a thread used to join separate breadths of fabric, esp. machine-made lace; cf. draw, v. 74. mending1882 concrete. In plural. Yarns used for mending. Obsolete. straw cotton1882 (see quot. 1882). Subcategories:— measure of (1) |
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