It was 5.15 p. m. He'd stopped between the silver threads of the tram tracks.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
There's more shepherds alone amongst us than threads upon a tailor's table.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (2002)
From the first moment of cold white threads, muffling them, she had known they would become lost.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2002)
All related terms of 'threads'
thread
Thread or a thread is a long very thin piece of a material such as cotton, nylon , or silk , especially one that is used in sewing.
saffron threads
the dried stigmas of the saffron , which are then crushed into powder to flavour or colour food
male thread
a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank , etc, formed by a die or lathe tool
screw thread
the helical ridge on a screw formed by a die or lathe tool
silk thread
thread that is manufactured from silk
basting thread
inexpensive , loosely twisted thread that can be easily pulled out when permanent stitching is in place
buttress thread
a screw thread having one flank that is vertical while the other is inclined , and a flat top and bottom : used in machine tools and designed to withstand heavy thrust in one direction
female thread
a helical groove in a cylindrical hole formed by a tap or lathe tool
single thread
the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
pick up the threads of sth
If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption . If you pick up the threads of your life , you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck .
embroidery thread
a thread used for embroidery
acme screw thread
a type of screw thread having inclined flat flanks and a flat top and bottom : used in machine tools
Sellers screw thread
a thread form in a system of standard sizes proposed by Sellers in 1884 and later accepted as standard in the USA, having a 60° flank angle with a flat top and foot
unified screw thread
a screw thread system introduced for defence equipment (1939–44), in which the thread form and pitch were a compromise between British Standard Whitworth and American Standard Sellers : adopted by the International Standards Organization
British Standard Whitworth thread
a thread form and system of standard sizes , proposed by Whitworth in 1841 and adopted as standard in the U. K ., having a flank angle of 55° and a rounded top and foot
BSW
British Standard Whitworth thread
Whitworth screw thread
a thread form and system of standard sizes , proposed by Whitworth in 1841 and adopted as standard in the U. K ., having a flank angle of 55° and a rounded top and foot
lisle
a strong fine cotton thread or fabric
international screw thread
a metric system for screw threads relating the pitch to the diameter
British Standard brass thread
a Whitworth screw thread having 26 threads per inch , used for thin-walled tubing and designated by the diameter of the tubing
British Standard fine thread
a screw thread having a Whitworth profile but a finer pitch for a given diameter
British Standard pipe thread
a screw thread of Whitworth profile used for piping and designated by the bore of the pipe
BSP
British Standard pipe thread
British Association screw thread
a system of screw sizes designated from 0 to 25. Now superseded by standard metric sizes