THREADBARE
Thread"bare`, a.
1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes. "A threadbare cope." Chaucer.
2. Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations. Swift.
THREADBARENESS
Thread"bare`ness, n.
Defn: The state of being threadbare.
THREADEN
Thread"en, a.
Defn: Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet. [Obs.]
Shak.
THREADER
Thread"er, n.
1. A device for assisting in threading a needle.
2. A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a nut.