packthread

[ pak-thred ]

/ ˈpækˌθrɛd /

noun

a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages.

Origin of packthread

First recorded in 1300–50, packthread is from the Middle English word pakthrede.See pack¹, thread

OTHER WORDS FROM packthread

packthreaded, adjective

Words nearby packthread

pack rolling, packsack, packsaddle, pack shot, pack them in, packthread, packtrain, pack up, pack wall, Packwood, pack-year

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Example sentences from the Web for packthread

So he can go with his Skylarks, they may wear sackcloth for pinafores, and packthread for garters.
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures|Anonymous
Now, if we could get rid of the bonds of self first, we could snap the other fetters like packthread.
Piccadilly|Laurence Oliphant
I thought so too, and grew the warmer at being unable to find a wisp of osier or a roll of packthread in the house.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor
The barbed-wire obstructions before the German positions were cut like packthread.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various

Well, Sir, that imp there winds her round her finger like a piece of packthread.
Luttrell Of Arran|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for packthread

packthread

/ (ˈpækˌθrɛd) /

noun

a strong twine for sewing or tying up packages

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	packthread
释义	packthread [ pak-thred ] / ˈpækˌθrɛd / noun a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages. Origin of packthread First recorded in 1300–50, packthread is from the Middle English word pakthrede.See pack¹, thread OTHER WORDS FROM packthread packthreaded, adjective Words nearby packthread pack rolling, packsack, packsaddle, pack shot, pack them in, packthread, packtrain, pack up, pack wall, Packwood, pack-year Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for packthread So he can go with his Skylarks, they may wear sackcloth for pinafores, and packthread for garters. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures\|Anonymous Now, if we could get rid of the bonds of self first, we could snap the other fetters like packthread. Piccadilly\|Laurence Oliphant I thought so too, and grew the warmer at being unable to find a wisp of osier or a roll of packthread in the house. Imaginary Conversations and Poems\|Walter Savage Landor The barbed-wire obstructions before the German positions were cut like packthread. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)\|Various Well, Sir, that imp there winds her round her finger like a piece of packthread. Luttrell Of Arran\|Charles James Lever British Dictionary definitions for packthread packthread / (ˈpækˌθrɛd) / noun a strong twine for sewing or tying up packages Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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