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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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(Thredy,) Threeddie, Threadie, adj. [e.m.E. threedy (1594) full of or covered with thread, threddie (1597) resembling a thread, thread-like, threadie (1601) having thread-like markings; Thred(e n.] ? Thread-like; ? that spins thread. — 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 193/745.
O shall I neuer see The spyddiris long & threeddie [v.r. threadie] feit full bussie for to uaue
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