Threaded

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Made up of fibers that are twisted together to enhance durability
2. Having a helical ridge cut on a surface to allow parts to be screwed together ; composed of fibers twisted around each other to increase strength
3. Characterized by a spiral groove for fastening components securely ; created by intertwining multiple threads to make a stronger material

Etymology: "Threaded" is simply the past participle and past tense of the verb "thread," with the ending "-ed" attached to the base word. The verb itself is ancient in English, and its ending traces back through Old English "-ed" to a Proto-Germanic suffix, while the root "thread" comes from the same Old English stem that gave the word for a single strand of spun fiber. As an adjective, "threaded" describes something made of twisted fibers, such as a threaded yarn, or something with a thread-like structure running through it. The sense is literal and physical: the word describes the state of having been drawn through or made up of thread-like strands.

Synonyms: woven, interlaced