thread
continuous strand formed of filament fiber or spun, twisted, and plied short fibers, used for sewing and needlework
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Summary
thread ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- thread is made of wool[2].
- thread is made of flax[3].
- thread is made of cotton[4].
- thread is made of hemp fiber[5].
- thread is made of silk[6].
- thread is made of fiber[7].
- thread is a type of yarn[8].
- thread is a type of textile[9].
- thread is part of woven fabric[10].
- thread is used for sewing[11].
- thread's Commons category is recorded as Threads (textile)[12].
- thread's Unicode character is recorded as 🧵[13].
- thread's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[14].
- thread's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- thread's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- thread's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- thread's fabrication method is recorded as spinning[18].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include yarn[8] and textile[9].
Use and Application
thread is used for sewing[11]. thread is part of woven fabric[10].
Influence
Things named for thread include thread[19], a computer science term[20] and lepidocrocite[21], a mineral species[22].
Why It Matters
thread ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[1] thread has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] thread is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for thread include thread[19], a computer science term[20] and lepidocrocite[21], a mineral species[22].