Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.