silver thread

Shiny sewing material

Silver thread is thread made with or coated in silver, used in embroidery and decorative textiles: The tapestry was woven with gold and silver thread.

Figuratively, silver threads are gray or white hairs among darker ones, a poetic image for aging: Silver threads among the gold.

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embroidery · moonlight · moonlit night · silk · weaving · woven tapestry · delicate · shimmer · cobweb · lining · hair · spool · tinsel · glint · fine · metallic · stitching · twilight

Categories
Opposites
metallic color/material

silver threadgold thread

Fine metallic embroidery fiber

golden thread · black thread

preciousness/value

silver threadcommon thread

Recurring linking element

cotton thread · coarse thread

Family

silver, thread, silvery, silvered, silvers, silvering, silversmith, silverware, threads

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G