threading

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/

Verb

threading

1. present participle of thread

Noun

threading (countable and uncountable, plural threadings)

1. The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses).
   • 2011, Alexander Gelbukh, Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Text Processing, page 236:

     The majority, 96.2 percent, of the e-mails had only up to four threadings.

2. An ancient Eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order to pluck it out at the follicle level.

Translations

depilatory method

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} بند انداختن
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 絞面／绞面, 绞面 (jiǎomiàn)

  Min Nan: 挽面 (zh-min-nan) (bán-bīn)

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• Polish: ^{(please verify)} depilacja nicią
• Portuguese: depilação com linha f
• Spanish: depilación con hilo f