packthread

American  

[pak-thred] / ˈpækˌθrɛd /

noun

1. a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages.

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packthread British  

/ ˈpækˌθrɛd /

noun

1. a strong twine for sewing or tying up packages

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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

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

Put in a glass of red wine, give it a boil, and take it up; lay it in a dish, and strain the gravy over it, untying the packthread first.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

It was tied with pink packthread instead of ribbon.

From A Little Country Girl by Coolidge, Susan

Remnants of packthread and old cakes of Roses Were thinly scatter'd, to make up a show.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

Tie them with packthread, and stew them in a little broth, a glass of white wine, salt, pepper, an onion stuck with cloves, a carrot, and a parsnip.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady