Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threaden

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thread-en
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made of or woven from thread.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"threaden fillet"
"Thy gloves they were made of a threaden stitch, Thou kept on thy hands to hide the itch; […]"
"That kindness plungeth him into a deeper bondage; the first was but a threaden snare, which he might break, but this is an infrangible chain of iron."
"Your feet in mouldy slippers, for your kibes, A felt of rug, and a thin threaden cloak, That scarce would cover your no-buttocks— […]"

Etymology

From Middle English threden, thredyn (“made of thread”), equivalent to thread + -en (made of).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: threden
Suffix: thread

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does threaden mean?: Made of or woven from thread.
Where does threaden come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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