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Thread

Scope note

Single filaments of fiber, groups of such filaments twisted tightly together, or filamentous lengths formed by spinning and twisting short fibers into a continuous strand.

This term has 13 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300014250

Broader Terms used

<materials by form>

Narrower Terms used

metallic threads
silk thread

Term used for

threads

Created

12yrs ago

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