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| flax |
a textile fiber made from the stems of these plants or the thread made from such fiber; linen fiber. [1/2 definitions] |
| floss |
silky thread with little twist used esp. in embroidery work. [2/5 definitions] |
| galloon |
a braid or trimming made of lace, metallic thread, or worsted. |
| gather |
to draw and pull a thread through (cloth) so as to make many small folds or puckers. [1/12 definitions] |
| hair |
any of the single, thin, thread-like strands that grow from the skin of mammals. [1/4 definitions] |
| hook |
to pull (loops of yarn or thread) through coarse cloth with a hook. [1/19 definitions] |
| lamé |
a fabric with metallic thread woven into it. |
| linen |
cloth, yarn, or thread made from flax. [1/3 definitions] |
| lisle |
a smooth, tightly twisted cotton thread, or the fabric made from it. |
| mercerize |
to treat (cotton thread or cloth) with sodium hydroxide to increase its strength, dye absorption, and luster. |
| needle |
a thin instrument shaped like a sliver, usu. of stainless steel with a hole at one end for thread and a sharp point at the other, used esp. for sewing or suturing. [1/7 definitions] |
| overcast |
a seam sewn with the thread running over and under the edges to prevent raveling. [1/5 definitions] |
| packthread |
a strong thread or twine used esp. to tie packages or bundles. |
| ply2 |
a strand, as one of many twisted together in yarn or thread. [1/2 definitions] |
| purfle |
to finish or adorn with a decorative border, esp. one consisting of beads, lace, metallic thread, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| purl1 |
a twisted thread of gold or silver, used in lacework, embroidery, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| quill |
a spool or spindle upon which yarn or thread can be wound. [2/6 definitions] |
| ravel |
of thread, rope, cloth, or the like, to become loose or undone; unravel. [1/4 definitions] |
| raveling |
a thread pulled from a piece of cloth. |
| rayon |
a thread made by converting a solution of a natural pulp, usu. cellulose, into filament by extruding through spinnerets. [2 definitions] |
| rethread |
combined form of thread. |
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