…a mark in the form of a thin line made in banknote paper with highly coloured silk fibres to prevent photographic counterfeiting…
…a very slender vein, especially one on the face that is visible through the skin…
…be unable to follow what someone is saying or remember what one is going to say next…
…a plant of the buttercup family that yields a yellow dye and is used in herbal medicine as a treatment for mouth ulcers. It grows in North America and northeastern Asia…
…a fine, smooth cotton thread used especially for hosiery…
…a helical ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc., or on the inside of a cylindrical hole, to allow two parts to be screwed together…
…ornamental work on linen or other fabric, done by drawing out threads and usually with additional needlework…
…a frost-hardy yucca native to the eastern US, with long leaves that are edged with white threads…
