that which is spun, thread, yarn
Ancient Greek word, found 39 times in the texts on Socratos.
Homer, Odyssey 2.98: ἐκτελέσω, μή μοι μεταμώνια νήματʼ ὄληται,
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3.255: νήματα καὶ κλωστῆρας ἀολλέες ἔκτοθι πᾶσαι
Theocritus, Εἰδύλλια 15.27: Εὐνόα, αἶρε τὸ νῆμα καὶ ἐς μέσον αἰνόθρυπτε
All forms of νῆμα