Of a garment, etc.: Having the nap worn off, leaving bare the threads of the warp and woof; worn to the thread; shabby; worn-out.
| 单词 | θ82407 |
| 释义 | the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn > worn bare > threadbare (8) threadbare1362 Of a garment, etc.: Having the nap worn off, leaving bare the threads of the warp and woof; worn to the thread; shabby; worn-out. bare1483 Of cloth: Napless, threadbare. Of weapons: Unsheathed. bare poles in Nautical use: masts with no sails set; also bare-poled adj., having bare poles… bare (also) worn to the thread1483 bare (also) worn to the thread, etc. = threadbare, adj. peeled?a1513 Without the usual or natural covering; (of cloth) threadbare, worn; (of ground) bare of pasture or vegetation. Also in extended use: beggarly… sere1523 Of textile fabrics: Thin, worn. Obsolete. pilled1548 Without the usual or natural covering; (of cloth) worn, threadbare; (of ground) bare of pasture or vegetation, barren; = peeled, adj. 3. Now rare (ar… napless1596 Having no nap; worn, threadbare. Also figurative (with quot. 1596 cf. nap, n.2 1c). thready1910 Threadbare; showing the threads. |
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