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silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

fuse wire / (electrical) fuse

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place

linked in countless ways

(of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk

rayon

to grate / to shred (vegetable)

grater / shredder

nematocyst / capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone

cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa or anemone

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

barbed wire

variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]

crosshairs

(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit

dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

wire cutting pincers

a bit chilly

razor wire