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goldthread

[ gohld-thred ]

noun

  1. a white-flowered plant, Coptis trifolia, of the buttercup family, having a slender, yellow root that is sometimes used as a tonic.


goldthread

/ ˈɡəʊ±ô»åˌθ°ùÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, Coptis trifolia (or C. groenlandica ), with slender yellow roots
  2. the root of this plant, which yields a medicinal tonic and a dye
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Origin of goldthread1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; gold + thread
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Workers here sort through tons of waste in search of recyclable scraps and toil in workshops sewing goldthread embroidery to ornament fancy clothes.

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But she didn’t know many of the others: goldthread, blue aralia, skullcap.

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The circles on the left represent the organisms that contributed genes to the bioengineered yeast: California poppy, rat, goldthread, bacteria, and opium poppy.

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Crescents, stars, moons and suns were in goldthread embroidery on the small fez that Elijah Muhammad wore.

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Catherine took many long jaunts to gather her herbs—thoroughwort, goldthread, catnip, comfrey, skullcap, pennyroyal, lobelia, peppermint, old-man's-root, snakehead and others of greater or less medicinal value.

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