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Thready  adj.  
1.
Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots of a shrub.
2.
Containing, or consisting of, thread.





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"Thready" Quotes from Famous Books



... in the above proportion; put in the lobster, and keep it boiling quickly from 20 minutes to 3/4 hour, according to its size, and do not forget to skim well. If it boils too long, the meat becomes thready, and if not done enough, the spawn is not red: this must be obviated by great attention. Hub the shell over with a little butter or sweet oil, which ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton


Words linked to "Thready" :   ropy, thin, thread, filiform, thick, filamentous, ropey, threadlike, stringy


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