( n. )
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.
( n. )
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012