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pass a thread through the eye of a needle

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  • Eye of a needle — For the novel by Ken Follett, see Eye of the Needle. The eye of a needle is the section of a sewing needle formed into a loop for pulling thread, located at the end opposite the point. These loops are often shaped like an oval or an eye , hence… …   Wikipedia

  • eye of a needle — noun The small gap in a needle, with just enough space for a thread to pass through. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God …   Wiktionary

  • thread — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thred, from Old English thrǣd; akin to Old High German drāt wire, Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn more at throw Date: before 12th century 1. a. a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thread — n. & v. n. 1 a a spun out filament of cotton, silk, or glass etc.; yarn. b a length of this. 2 a thin cord of twisted yarns used esp. in sewing and weaving. 3 anything regarded as threadlike with reference to its continuity or connectedness (the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thread — [thred] n. [ME threde < OE thræd (akin to Ger draht) < base of thrawan, to twist: see THROW] 1. a) a light, fine, stringlike length of material made up of two or more fibers or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and… …   English World dictionary

  • Thread — Thread, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threading}.] 1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one s way, through or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thread — threader, n. threadless, adj. threadlike, adj. /thred/, n. 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted filaments or fibers of… …   Universalium

  • thread — [[t]θrɛd[/t]] n. 1) tex a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together 2) tex twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing 3) tex… …   From formal English to slang

  • thread — /θrɛd / (say thred) noun 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially such a cord composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted fibres of any kind used for sewing. 3. one… …  

  • needle — 1. A slender, solid, usually sharp pointed instrument used for puncturing tissues, suturing, or passing a ligature around or through a vessel. 2. A hollow n. used for injection, aspiration, biopsy, or to guide introduction of a catheter into a v …   Medical dictionary

  • eye — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light detecting organ in some invertebrates. 2 the eye characterized by the colour of the iris (has blue eyes). 3 the region round the eye (eyes red from weeping). 4 a glass or… …   Useful english dictionary

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