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cotton
thread made of cotton fibers
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dental floss, floss
a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
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floss
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
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Lastex
yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
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ligature
thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
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metallic
a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
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nap, pile
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
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purl
gold or silver wire thread
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suture
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
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tinsel
a thread with glittering metal foil attached
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warp
yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
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filling, pick, weft, woof
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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worsted, worsted yarn
a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
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lisle, lisle thread
a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
