Hosiery thread
The crossword clue "Hosiery thread" is answered by LISLE, a 5-letter entry. Used 34 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LISLE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LISLE answer page.
Used 34 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LISLE
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- Cotton thread - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
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- Thread holder - SPOOL, used 125 times
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