different between thread vs haberdashery

English

Alternative forms

• thred (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English thred, þred, threed, from Old English þr?d, from Proto-Germanic *þr?duz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh?-tu-s, from *terh?- (“rub, twist”). Cognates with Saterland Frisian Träid (“thread, wire”), West Frisian tried, Dutch draad, German Draht, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish tråd, and Icelandic þráður. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”). More at throw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d/
  • (UK, US) IPA^(key): [?????d]
• Rhymes: -?d
• Hyphenation: thread

Noun

thread (plural threads)

1. A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
2. A continued theme or idea.

   Synonym: topic

3. (engineering) A screw thread.
4. A sequence of connections.
5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.
6. (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
7. (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
8. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
9. (figuratively) Composition; quality; fineness.

   • A neat courtier, / Of a most elegant thread.

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Verb

thread (third-person singular simple present threads, present participle threading, simple past threaded or (archaic) thrid, past participle threaded or (archaic) thridden)

1. (transitive) To put thread through.

   thread a needle

2. (transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
   • 2013, Ben Smith, "[1]", BBC Sport, 19 October 2013:

     Picking the ball up in his own half, Januzaj threaded a 40-yard pass into the path of Rooney to slice Southampton open in the blink of an eye.

3. To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt

Derived terms

• threaded (as adjective)
• multithreaded

Translations

See also

• sewing needle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• thread on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Dehart, dareth, dearth, hatred, hetdar

French

Etymology

From English thread.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /t??d/
• (France) IPA^(key): /s??d/

Noun

thread m (plural threads)

1. (anglicism, computing) Thread
2. (anglicism, Internet) Thread

Synonyms

• (computing) fil d'exécution, processus léger
• (Internet) fil de discussion, fil d'intérêt

Italian

Etymology

From English thread.

Noun

thread m (invariable)

1. (Internet) thread (series of messages)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English thread.

Noun

thread f (plural threads)

1. (computing) thread (one of several units of execution running concurrently)

English

Etymology

haberdasher +? -y (nominalizer).

Noun

haberdashery (countable and uncountable, plural haberdasheries)

1. Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
2. A shop selling such goods.
3. A shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats.

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See also

• hatmaking
• millinery