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threading

UK/ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/US/ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,048 of 15,258neutral

Threading is removing hair by rolling a twisted thread over it. Have your eyebrows threading, a threading salon, threading is quick.

The twisted thread catches a whole row of hairs at once and pulls them out by the root, which is why it is faster than tweezing and lasts as long as waxing. It comes from South Asia and the Middle East.

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Definitions of threading

  1. 1nounthreadingRemoving hair by rolling a twisted thread over it.C1

    “She had her eyebrows shaped by threading at a small salon in the market.”

threading is a method.

Practised in Beauty & Cosmetics

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threading in the wild

  • In the context of threading, taps and dies are two classes of tools used to create or repair screw threads.

    Tap and die

  • The process of cutting or forming threads using a tap is called tapping, whereas the process using a die is called threading.

    Tap and die

  • A die head is a threading die that is used in the high volume production of threaded fasteners.

    Die head

  • In manufacturing, threading is the process of creating a screw thread.

    Threading (manufacturing)

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