threadbare
The origin and history of threadbare.
Etymology
From Middle English, literally "bare down to the thread": cloth worn until the nap is gone and only the woven threads remain.
The origin and history of threadbare.
From Middle English, literally "bare down to the thread": cloth worn until the nap is gone and only the woven threads remain.
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