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Vocabulary Entry
thready
|adjective • verb
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A
adjective
Thin and resembling threads, often used to describe something that is delicate or frail.
Example Sentences
"The thready fabric of the dress tore easily."
"He could see the thready veins in her hands."
"The thready lines drawn on the paper gave the illusion of depth."
V
verb
To make or provide with threads; to thread something through.
Example Sentences
"She thready the ribbon through the eye of the needle."
"They need to thready the fishing line through the rod."
"He decided to thready the yarn to finish the knitting project."