ˈthreading, vbl. n.
[f. thread v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb thread in various senses; an instance of this.
| 1611 Cotgr., Filet d'huyle, a small drop, or threading of oyle. 1626 Bacon Sylva §293 We see in Liquors, the thredding of them in Stillicides. 1852 R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sp. Tour (1893) 118 The collar..exhibited all the stitchings and threadings incident to that department of the garment. 1887 E. Gurney Tertium Quid II. 45 Accurate thridding of labyrinthine things. 1889 Pall Mall G. 25 Nov. 7/1 The machine which does the threading [of screws] is complicated and slow. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line xxviii, Another woman awoke to take up the ravelled threadings of her life again. 1913 F. H. Richardson Motion Picture Handbk. (ed. 2) 219 It is aggravating for the operator who has to do rapid work in threading up, to be obliged to work with reels in bad condition. 1932 Simpson & Weir Weaver's Craft x. 92 For the threading up one person should sit at the back of the loom in such a position that the ‘shed’ sticks and warp threads can be easily seen. 1933 Sight & Sound Spring 34/2 Accessibility of the gates and sprockets for threading up. 1964 McCall's Sewing v. 69/1 Always check your instruction manual for proper threading. 1970 Which? Jan. 8/1 Threading can be a tedious and sometimes tricky business, especially if the thread has to go through other openings as well as the eye of the needle. |
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▸ A method of depilation originating in South Asia, in which hair is plucked out using a twisted cotton thread.
| 1991 Orlando Sentinel 12 Apr. e3/5 Her rates for threading are the same as she charges for waxing: $6 for eyebrows, $30 for bikini area. 1994 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 May (Flair Mag.) 6/1 Hair is removed from the upper lip by the threading process. 2002 N.Y. Mag. 9 Dec. 74/3 (advt.) Unlike waxing, threading doesn't pull or burn the skin, resulting in clean shapes to eyebrows. |