threaded

American

[thred-id] / ˈθrɛd ɪd /

adjective

interwoven or ornamented with threads.

silk threaded with gold.

Other Word Forms

interthreaded adjective
multithreaded adjective
nonthreaded adjective
unthreaded adjective

Etymology

Origin of threaded

First recorded in 1535–45; thread + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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Relief is found in the moments of fellowship and natural splendor that are threaded into the story like strands of bright yarn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Whatever the risks of his speechifying, you had to admire — here in our age of political infotainment — the natural finesse with which Springsteen threaded his prepared rhetoric into Tuesday’s set.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The result is a pasta I have begun making on repeat: olive-forward, lemon-lit, threaded with crisped chickpeas and slumped feta.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Among the responses threaded below Wilson’s retort, one is an edit of promotional materials for a 2011 television adaptation of Moby-Dick.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Then most of them threaded their way through the cattle and dashed on, leaving two behind.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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