snáth, m. (gs. ~a).1. Coll: Thread, yarn. ~ caol, fine thread. ~ casta, twist. ~ céarach, waxed thread. ~ cnáibe, hemp thread. ~ cniotála, knitting yarn. ~ gloine, glass wool. ~ innigh, weft yarn. ~ leighil, lisle thread. ~ olla, woollen yarn. ~ uama, seaming-thread. Lit:~ uama an duine le Dia, the thread binding man to God. S.a. mála 1. 2. Threadlike line. ~ mara, (line of seaweed, etc., indicating) high-water mark. Tá siad ina ~ mara ann, they are swarming over the place. Tá ~ maith feamainne istigh, a good string of seaweed has been cast in. 3. Web. ~ damháin alla, spider’s web. 4. Bot:~ báite, water milfoil. (Var:~achm)