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

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

I’d only seen the trailer for “The Girlfriend” at the time of the shoot but knew I wanted something that contained the idea of untrustworthy narrators that seemed to be threaded throughout.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In fact, race is threaded through every institutional structure of this country.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025

I slept all day, face down in the pillow, a comfortable dead-man’s float only remotely disturbed by a chill undertow of reality—talk, footsteps, slamming doors—which threaded fitfully through the dark, blood-warm waters of dream.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt