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security thread

American  

noun

  1. a colored thread running through the paper of a piece of paper money, used to deter counterfeiting.


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He says while the prop money looks real, it feels heavier than real currency and is also missing the security thread.

From Washington Times Nov. 5, 2016

Treasury spent nearly 10 years on the redesign and has added any number of state-of-the-art features: microprinting, color-shifting ink, a polymer security thread.

From Time Magazine Archive

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