thread

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thread (noun; Anglo-Saxon thraed, twist): 1. A fine linear surface elevation.

2. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) A narrow elevation on the shell surface.

3. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) The silky fibers of the byssus.

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