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单词 gold thread
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gold threadn.

Brit. /ˌɡəʊl(d) ˈθrɛd/, /ˈɡəʊl(d) ˌθrɛd/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊl(d) ˈθrɛd/, /ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌθrɛd/
Forms: see gold n.1 and adj. and thread n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.1, thread n.; gold adj., thread n.
Etymology: Originally < gold n.1 + thread n. In later use < gold adj. + thread n.
1. Thread consisting of fine gold wrapped around a core of silk; (also) a non-precious imitation of this.
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OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 39 Bratea fila, torta aurea fila, þa aþrawenan goldþrædas.
c1405 (c1375) G. Chaucer Monk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 389 Nettes of gold threed hadde he greet plentee.
1624 P. Massinger Bond-man ii. iii. sig. E4v Cheating Heyres With your new counterfeit Gold thred, and gumm'd Veluets.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Gold Gold Thread, or Spun Gold, is the flatted Gold wrapp'd, or laid over a Thread of Silk, by twisting it with a Wheel, and Iron Bobins.
1870 Once Week 3 Dec. 381/2 The bed was large, and on its head cloth had a coronet worked in gold thread.
1954 New Yorker 27 Nov. 141/1 A wool jersey sweaterblouse..has..a scoop neck ornamented with gold thread and tiny pink felt buds.
2010 X. Liu Silk Road in World Hist. vi. 120 In Tang silks, the gold thread was made by gilding thin strips of paper and then wrapping them around the silk threads.
2. Originally: a perennial herbaceous plant native to North America, northern Asia, and Greenland, Coptis trifolia (family Ranunculaceae), having evergreen leaves, white flowers, and a slender yellow rhizome used in herbal medicine and as the source of a yellow dye. In later use also (usually with distinguishing word): any of the other plants of the genus Coptis. Now usually in form goldthread.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > gold-thread
gold thread1778
mouth-root1785
1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. xix. 513 Gold Thread. This is a plant of the small vine kind, which grows in swampy places.
1806 T. Moore Epistles, Odes 314 Where the gold-thread loves to creep.
1836 D. B. Edward Hist. Texas ii. 43 Let us look at some of the roots and plants below such as..the gold thread, the devil's-bit [etc.].
1885 Outing Nov. 179/1 The rounded leaves and manner of growth reminded us of the gold-thread we used to find in our youthful rambles.
1890 Harper's Mag. Apr. 709/2 There are red and white clover..gold-thread, and violets.
1905 Springfield Weekly Republican 19 May 3 In the swamps the goldthread sends its starry greeting to the stars.
2015 L. Braun & M. Cohen Herbs & Nat. Suppl. (ed. 4) II. 491/1 Many other plants contain berberine, including..Coptis chinensis (Chinese goldthread), Coptis japonica (Japanese goldthread) and Thalictrum minus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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