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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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I. To t. a needle
II. To put a t. or string through
III. To t. one's way

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.

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I. To t. a needle
II. To put a t. or string through
III. To t. one's way

• thread (v.):

I. To t. a needle: expr. by filum in acum conjicere, Cels. 7, 16 (Kr. gives also per acum immittere, trajicere).
II. To put a t. or string through: expr. by *perserere filum per aliquid: cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 5: lino inserere aliquid, Tert. (R. and A.).
III. To t. one's way: insĭnuo, 1 (constr. with se or abs.): the river t.s its way among the vales, inter valles se flumen insinuat, Liv. 32, 13: Cic.: Caes.: v. wind.