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Getting something in the eye?
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threading
Word definitions for threading in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Threading .] To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Threading may refer to: Thread (computing) , a programming technique Threading (epilation) , a hair removal method Threading (manufacturing) , the process of making a screw thread Threading (protein sequence) , a method for computational protein structure ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses). 2 An ancient eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order to pluck it out at the follicle level. vb. (present participle of thread ...
Usage examples of threading.
Dainty said I had got so sharp, if you could have found a way of threading me with cotton, you could have sewn with me.
Both hands stayed engrossed with the straightforward task of threading a strap through a buckle.
Earl Jieret arose, a threading of gray shot through the bonfire russet of his clan braid.
The approach from the northeast required a winding ascent through a notch in the ranges, then threading a flume to reach the base of the mountain itself.
He felt its prongs pierce his inviolate core and invade, threading an inextricable geas of compulsion: for as long as he held to life and breath, he would seek to destroy his half brother.
I hurried down the staircase, past Stajeo and Tormos, who had fought side by side at last, past Oltukh, who asked in a startled voice where I went, and plunged into the crowd, threading my way through the throng.
The woman must be forty at least, yet she showed no more sign of age than a fine webbing of lines at the corners of her eyes, and threadings of silver in that ridiculous mass of hair.