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Gold thread

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A thread formed by twisting flatted gold over a thread of silk, with a wheel and iron bobbins; spun gold.
(Bot.) A small evergreen plant (Coptis trifolia), so called from its fibrous yellow roots. It is common in marshy places in the United States.
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(4) A morsel of torn gold thread was picked up in the bedroom, which persons expert in such matters, declare to be of Indian manufacture, and to be a species of gold thread not known in England.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The ground was green silk, with a dove embroidered on it in white, carrying in its beak the typical olive-branch, wrought in gold thread.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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