packthread
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- packthreaded adjective
Etymology
Origin of packthread
First recorded in 1300–50, packthread is from the Middle English word pakthrede. See pack 1, thread
Example Sentences
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The weight was no longer upon it, it was light as packthread, and returned to our hands without effort.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
A snare or noose, made of packthread or horsehair, is then fixed to the twig by one end, and placed in the open space between the forks.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von
Now, if we could get rid of the bonds of self first, we could snap the other fetters like packthread.
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence
It was tied with pink packthread instead of ribbon.
From A Little Country Girl by Coolidge, Susan
She would never be without some piece of packthread to twist in her hands, some napkin to tie in knots, some paper or wood to chew.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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