needle and threadn.

Brit.

/ˌniːdl (ə)n(d) ˈθrɛd/, U.S.

/ˈˌnid(ə)l (ə)n(d) ˈθrɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., and conj.¹, thread n.

Etymology: < needle n. + and conj.¹ + thread n. In sense 1, rhyming slang for bread n. In sense 2 with reference to the shape of the foliage (see quot. 1937 at sense 2).

1. Bread.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun]

breadeOE

loafc950

painc1400

pannam1567

the staff of life1638

batch1648

buster1835

rooty1846

breadstuff1856

needle and thread1859

punk1891

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 144 Needle and thread, bread.

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 80/1 Needle and thread, bread.

2. Any of various long-awned grasses of the genus Stipa, esp. S. comata.

ΚΠ

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Needlegrass, one of several species of Stipa, especially S. comata... The awns of this grass..have suggested the name needle-and-thread.

1937 Range Plant Handbk. (U.S. Forest Service) g116 Needle-and-thread, an erect leafy bunchgrass, 1 to 4 feet high, is so named because of its most distinguishing feature, the exceptionally long, twisted, and tapering beads (awns) which suggest a threaded sewing needle.

1965 J. E. Weaver Native Vegetation Nebraska 122 Needle-and-thread is a perennial grass which becomes green late in March or early in April.

1992 E. A. Proulx Postcards iii. xxvi. 158 Look here, Blood, this is needle-and-thread grass, it's a cool season bunchgrass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needle and thread
释义	needle and threadn. Brit. /ˌniːdl (ə)n(d) ˈθrɛd/, U.S. /ˈˌnid(ə)l (ə)n(d) ˈθrɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., and conj.¹, thread n. Etymology: < needle n. + and conj.¹ + thread n. In sense 1, rhyming slang for bread n. In sense 2 with reference to the shape of the foliage (see quot. 1937 at sense 2). 1. Bread. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] breadeOE loafc950 painc1400 pannam1567 the staff of life1638 batch1648 buster1835 rooty1846 breadstuff1856 needle and thread1859 punk1891 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 144 Needle and thread, bread. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 80/1 Needle and thread, bread. 2. Any of various long-awned grasses of the genus Stipa, esp. S. comata. ΚΠ 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Needlegrass, one of several species of Stipa, especially S. comata... The awns of this grass..have suggested the name needle-and-thread. 1937 Range Plant Handbk. (U.S. Forest Service) g116 Needle-and-thread, an erect leafy bunchgrass, 1 to 4 feet high, is so named because of its most distinguishing feature, the exceptionally long, twisted, and tapering beads (awns) which suggest a threaded sewing needle. 1965 J. E. Weaver Native Vegetation Nebraska 122 Needle-and-thread is a perennial grass which becomes green late in March or early in April. 1992 E. A. Proulx Postcards iii. xxvi. 158 Look here, Blood, this is needle-and-thread grass, it's a cool season bunchgrass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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