threaden

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 12
Words With Friends: 12
Letters: 8

Definition of threaden

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(archaic, not-comparable)Made of or woven from thread.

“threaden fillet”
“Thy gloves they were made of a threaden stitch, Thou kept on thy hands to hide the itch; […]”
“That kindness plungeth him into a deeper bondage; the first was but a threaden snare, which he might break, but this is an infrangible chain of iron.”
“Your feet in mouldy slippers, for your kibes, A felt of rug, and a thin threaden cloak, That scarce would cover your no-buttocks— […]”

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Etymology

From Middle English threden, thredyn (“made of thread”), equivalent to thread + -en (made of).

Anagrams of threaden

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8-letter words

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

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