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Pronunciation: [pˈakθɹɛd] (IPA)

Packthread is a type of strong and coarse thread commonly used in binding packages or as a cord for tying or sewing. However, there are several other synonyms for packthread, including twine, cord, string, fiber, rope, and line. Twine usually refers to a thinner and lighter version of packthread. Cord is thicker and stronger and often used for heavy-duty tasks. String is more flexible and elastic than packthread and often used for tying things together. Fiber is a natural thread made from plant material. Rope is the thickest version of cord and used for heavy-duty outdoor tasks, while a line is a general term used to denote any stretched-out length of cord or rope.
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Until last year we might have had plenty of the consolation which results from such divorces of the name from the thing; for our labels, sometimes written upon parchment, sometimes upon leather, sometimes upon wood, as each material happened to be recommended by gardening authorities, and fastened on with packthread, or whip-cord, or silk twist, had generally parted company from the roots, and frequently become utterly illegible, producing a state of confusion which most undoubtedly we never expected to regret: but this year we had followed the one perfect system of labels of unglazed china, highly varnished after writing on them, and fastened on by wire; and it had answered so completely, that one, and one only, had broken from its moorings.
"The Lost Dahlia"
Mary Russell Mitford
If at that moment Samson's powers had been his, he would have snapped the ropes that bound him like packthread, and would have cut the throat of every man around him.
"In the Track of the Troops"
R.M. Ballantyne
This packthread must serve you for buckles, and we must take care that there are holes in your shoes and also in your gloves, and as everything must match, as soon as you have put on your chemises you must tear the lace round the neck."
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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