Adjective : silk threaded with gold.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : A joyous quality threaded the whole symphony. ,He threaded his way through the crowd.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : They threaded carefully along the narrow pass.    From Dictionary.com. 

On the plus side, more acceptable than a child with a bath plug chain threaded through his tongue I suppose.    From Wordnik.com.  [50 entries from June 2007] Reference

And he also -- he has kind of threaded the needle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2008] Reference

I usually read the forums in threaded mode.    From Wordnik.com.  [Upgrading Mexico Connect's software - your input . . .] Reference

Local men are lining up to have unwanted hair 'threaded' away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tennessean.com Top News] Reference

· OOF is threaded, meaning that it can perform multiple calculations simultaneously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference

Comment on a story or reply to another comment (these are known as "threaded" discussions).    From Wordnik.com.  [Home] Reference

So it's an acknowledgment that you've kind of threaded your way into the culture in a certain way.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Flute and piccolo tuning rods look like large needles so they can be "threaded" and used as a swab.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

So it's an acknowledgement that you've kind of threaded your way into the culture in a certain way.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

WordPress 2.7 will include some of IntenseDebate's features, such as threaded commenting, by default.    From Wordnik.com.  [CMSWire.com - All News] Reference

Also, does this have the standard SMS app, or is there any kind of threaded / chat SMS like the Treos?.    From Wordnik.com.  [MoDaCo WinMo News] Reference

The balcony is pierced by three circular steel columns that are 'threaded' from the ground to the roof.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dezeen] Reference

"threaded" SMS meant that forwarding had to be left out?.    From Wordnik.com.  [stuart henshall] Reference

'threaded' view of all the tweets tagged #jif08 back in July.    From Wordnik.com.  [ArchivesBlogs] Reference

I threaded them into the waiting housing and ferrules.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wrenched and Ridden bike reviews: Zipp Vuka R2C shifters with VukaShift aero extensions] Reference

Five safety pins with tiny beads threaded along the pin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Friendship Pins] Reference

Marlena threaded her arm through mine and walked me home.    From Wordnik.com.  [What if the Dungeon Closes] Reference

She was buried in a wicker casket threaded with paper flowers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Color of Silence is Radium Green] Reference

The batch code is stamped on the threaded metal end of the hose.    From Wordnik.com.  [This week in safety: Pet food recalls] Reference

The implants are threaded for interchangeability (up to 4-inch spikes).    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't Try This At Home] Reference

There's a rusted hook on the end of the line, the last her father threaded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blue] Reference

I threaded them onto the string and opened the front door to drop them into the mailbox.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miss Tennessee] Reference

At least on the team bikes, the bottom bracket is threaded for standard external bearings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tech gallery: Team Sky’s Pinarello Graal time trial bike] Reference

The crow contemplates the faint, alien sound threaded into the cacophony of winged beasts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Harlequin] Reference

The hole allows the buns to be strung up or have a wooden rod threaded through them for display.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nigel Slater's classic cream cheese and smoked salmon bagel recipe] Reference

She felt a twinge of triumph, she appreciated the logic that somehow always threaded her thoughts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hello and Thank You!] Reference

A pin is pushed in from one side of the head tube to lock the threaded sleeve to the steering tube.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interbike Tech: Look 695 Pack] Reference

Moviemaker Michael Moore threaded his way through a phalanx of media for the premiere of "Fahrenheit 9/11.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitol Letter: Getting the Choir to Sing] Reference

Both men were up-from-nothing tough guys, former cops who now wore silk-threaded suits and thin-soled loafers.    From Wordnik.com.  [A TOUGH GUY TUMBLES] Reference

In Tera's multi-threaded architecture, processors maintain up to 128 separate trains of thought, called threads.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Twist On Supercomputing] Reference

Crist, a smooth pol, easily threaded the roomful of Clintonites, talking of his good relations with Florida Democrats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frank Lautenberg, gaga for Gaga] Reference

Nawaz awoke to a new perspective and knew he needed to stop the progression of the web of Islamist extremism he had threaded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stephanie Rudat: Former Extremist Launches Movement to Reclaim Pakistan] Reference

You can easily flag, delete or move groups of messages and keep track of group conversations through threaded text messaging.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Google Phone, at last] Reference

It also adds threaded messaging, an HTML Web browser, and a four-way outer jog dial, versus two-way on the enV2 (full review).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cell phone Ratings: The new smart phones and simple mobiles] Reference

And because she's threaded this needle, it's all the more baffling that she seems content to tarnish the luxury brand she's created.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diamond Lite] Reference

Nina Ricci sent her models down the runway with wispy ostrich feathers threaded through their hair like Shakespeare's midsummer fairies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Proud As A Peacock] Reference