2. a. A ball of thread, employed to guide any one in ‘threading’ his way into or out of a labyrinth or maze; hence, in many more or less figurative applications, a fact, circumstance, or principle which, being taken hold of and followed up, leads through a maze, perplexity, difficulty, intricate investigation, etc.
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