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n.
fiber, cord
1) to make, spin; wind ~
2) coarse; fine; heavy; thin ~
3) cotton; lisle; nylon; polyester; rayon; silk ~
4) a reel ( BE ), spool ( AE ) of ~
5) ( misc. ) to hang by a ~ ('to be very uncertain')
theme
train of thought
6) to lose the ~ (of an argument)
7) the common ~ (of a story)
8) a tenuous ~
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v. ( C ) ~ a needle for me; or: ~ me a needle