to thread
3
8.5
- verb
- /θrɛd/
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- So she had her eyebrows threaded and the shape was beautiful.
So she had her eyebrows threaded and the shape was beautiful.
- So she had her eyebrows threaded and the shape was beautiful.
- I I've never been threaded, but that looks like it hurts the most.
Examples
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I used to get my eyebrows waxed but I found this threading salon like a year ago and they are so so good here.
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I feel like anyone who gets their eyebrows threaded just knows how much harder it is to fill them in.
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Mez did a great job of cutting my hair, and I even got my eyebrows threaded!
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You guys kind of know the fit because I did the fit last week, but this week I got my brows threaded and waxed my armpits.
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After visiting the salon, she decided to thread her eyebrows for a more defined look.
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Before the big event, I booked an appointment to thread my eyebrows and remove any stray hairs.
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She prefers to thread her eyebrows rather than wax them because it gives her a more precise shape.
Idioms
3
7.6
To pass something carefully through a very small gap or to do a very precise and difficult action
- Informal
1
6.1
In a very dangerous situation where a small problem can cause everything to fail
Phrasal Verbs
1
4.9
To start an earlier activity or conversation again after an interruption
Compounds
A plant that grows in dry places with long stiff leaves that have thin threads along the edges
A low plant that lives for many years in woods with three-part leaves, yellow roots and white flowers
- Specialized
A raised spiral on a screw or bolt makes it hold things when you turn it
- Specialized
A disease that makes threads of fungus grow on branches and leaves of tropical trees like cacao or tea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thread comes from an old English word thraed meaning 'twisted string', and the beauty method actually uses a real thread to catch and pull out hairs. That's why removing eyebrow hair with a twisted string is called 'threading'.