threaded

American  

[thred-id] / ˈθrɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. interwoven or ornamented with threads.

   silk threaded with gold.

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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

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 talismanic vocabulary of falconry is threaded through this raw-nerved memoir by an experienced British falconer who dealt with the pain of losing a father by training a young goshawk called Mabel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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

Within three minutes, the teenager had perfectly threaded a pass through for Djeidi Gassama to win a spot-kick, resulting in an early red card for the visitors and a goal from captain James Tavernier.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Two adult elves, one with a flute and one singing, threaded their way through, the singer occasionally rocking a group of hammocks gently.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine