† twine thread Obs.
[f. twine n.1 + thread n. Cf. Flem. twijndraad (in Kilian tweyndraed).]
A twisted or double-spun thread; also collectively, cord, twine.
| 1530 Palsgr. 283/2 Twynethrede, fil reteurs. 1560 J. Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 63 b, A sworde dependynge ouer your neckes by a twhyne threde. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 488 A twine thread will not hold stretching in the presence (I mean in comparison) of a silk thread. 1654 Fuller Comm. Ruth (1868) 169, I have seen the twine-thread of a cordial friend hold. 1706 E. Ward Wooden World Diss. (1708) 76 The Boatswain... His Bamboo,..tip'd with simple Twine-thread. |