Thread or string composed of two or more yarns or strands twisted together; now spec. string or strong thread, made of hemp, cotton, or other fibre…

A twisted or double-spun thread; also collectively, cord, twine.

Thread or cord composed of two or more fibres or filaments of hemp, silk, wool, cotton, or the like, wound round one another; often with defining…

A filament or thread. Obsolete (poetic and rare).

as n. Also attributive.