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silk thread

, silk + thread.
Searchable Lemmata: silke threde (ME), silken threde (ME), silk thread (MdE).
Alternate Forms: silk þrede, selke þred, silken þredus.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Textile; thread made of silk (either singular or as a mass noun); a silk textile.(ante 1375 still in current use)
1. With a red silk þrede þe quen bond als blive aboute þe wolwes necke. Heroic, Poetic, Romance. [MED WPal. ((KC 13) 4430) ante 1375]
2. Manteres: a selke þred ... Manuparium: gausepe ... Marcipium: a pautenere or a pouche Gloss. [MED *Medulla ((Stnh A.1.10) 40a/a) ante 1425]
3. Take þen v silken þredus & þre heres of an hors taile ... & twyne hem wel to-geder. [MED Treat.Horses ((Sln 2584) 113/373) ante 1450]
c.f.: manuseres
ME, MdE.
Sex: Male, Female    Use: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, silk + thread (OE þræd, ME thred).
WF: Compound
Etym Cog:
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