sister's threadn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪstəz θrɛd/, U.S.

/ˈsɪstərz ˌθrɛd/

Forms: 1500s sisters threade, 1500s systers thred, 1500s–1700s sisters thred, 1700s–1800s sisters thread, 1700s–1800s sisters' thread, 1800s– sister's thread.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sister n., thread n.

Etymology: < the genitive (perhaps originally genitive plural) of sister n. (compare sense 7a at that entry) + thread n., probably with reference to this kind of thread formerly being spun by nuns (compare nun's thread n. at nun n.¹ Compounds 3).

Now historical.

Bleached thread, often of a high quality. Cf. nun's thread n. at nun n.¹ Compounds 3.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > that has undergone other process of manufacture

sister's thread1572

bundle-yarn1883

tube yarn1891

1572 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 156 Sisters threade .j. oz.

1590 Acct.-bk. of William Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 371 iiii ounce systers thred, vs.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) v. xviii. 568 It will make you yarne..for the finest sisters thred that can bee sowed with.

1660 Act 12 Charles II c. 4 Rates in Statutes of Realm (1963) V. 197 Sisters thred the pound xv s.

1728 Stamford Mercury 7 Mar. 74/1 Goods Imported at London..1400 L. Sisters Thred.

1777 Public Advertiser 25 Mar. (advt.) Sisters Thread, Gold Snuff-boxes, Bamboo Fans, Lacquer'd Ware.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 216 All bleached Thread is called Sisters Thread.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 490/2 This Ounce Thread had been originally called Nuns' Thread or Sisters' Thread, so designated because it was spun by the Nuns of Flanders and Italy.

1935 Trans. Worcs. Archaeol. Soc. 12 2 (note) Sister's thread at 16d. an oz. was about a third of the price of Nun's thread.

2001 S. R. Shendy Towards Theoret. Framework Brit. & Internat. Econ. Hist. (2010) vii. 382 He also bought Coventry thread at 3s. to 6s. 4d. a pound and ‘sister's’ thread at £1.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sisters thread
释义	sister's threadn. Brit. /ˈsɪstəz θrɛd/, U.S. /ˈsɪstərz ˌθrɛd/ Forms: 1500s sisters threade, 1500s systers thred, 1500s–1700s sisters thred, 1700s–1800s sisters thread, 1700s–1800s sisters' thread, 1800s– sister's thread. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sister n., thread n. Etymology: < the genitive (perhaps originally genitive plural) of sister n. (compare sense 7a at that entry) + thread n., probably with reference to this kind of thread formerly being spun by nuns (compare nun's thread n. at nun n.¹ Compounds 3). Now historical. Bleached thread, often of a high quality. Cf. nun's thread n. at nun n.¹ Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > that has undergone other process of manufacture sister's thread1572 bundle-yarn1883 tube yarn1891 1572 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 156 Sisters threade .j. oz. 1590 Acct.-bk. of William Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 371 iiii ounce systers thred, vs. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) v. xviii. 568 It will make you yarne..for the finest sisters thred that can bee sowed with. 1660 Act 12 Charles II c. 4 Rates in Statutes of Realm (1963) V. 197 Sisters thred the pound xv s. 1728 Stamford Mercury 7 Mar. 74/1 Goods Imported at London..1400 L. Sisters Thred. 1777 Public Advertiser 25 Mar. (advt.) Sisters Thread, Gold Snuff-boxes, Bamboo Fans, Lacquer'd Ware. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 216 All bleached Thread is called Sisters Thread. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 490/2 This Ounce Thread had been originally called Nuns' Thread or Sisters' Thread, so designated because it was spun by the Nuns of Flanders and Italy. 1935 Trans. Worcs. Archaeol. Soc. 12 2 (note) Sister's thread at 16d. an oz. was about a third of the price of Nun's thread. 2001 S. R. Shendy Towards Theoret. Framework Brit. & Internat. Econ. Hist. (2010) vii. 382 He also bought Coventry thread at 3s. to 6s. 4d. a pound and ‘sister's’ thread at £1. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572
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