glass thread

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Well, so did boats built of glass thread and resin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now the workmen draw back the iron rods, which are still attached to the hot mass, and a glass thread is seen connecting them to the centre ball.

From Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

Clamp the top of the tuning fork firmly above the smoked drum, adjusting it so that the point of the glass thread rests on the smoked paper.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

Break off about 8 inches of this glass thread and tie it firmly with cotton thread to the edge of one prong of a tuning fork.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

This fiber, placed under a microscope, looks like a glass thread.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle