Definitions
The point at which something begins, changes, or becomes possible.
Word origin
From Middle English threschwolde, threscholde, from Old English þresċold, þerxold, þrexwold (“doorsill, entryway”), from Proto-Germanic *þreskudlaz, *þreskūþlijaz, *þreskwaþluz, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną, *þreskwaną (“to thresh, (originally) to tread”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, turn”).
Used in a sentence
“Shy. You that did voide your rume vpon my beard, / And foote me as you ſpurne a ſtranger curre / Ouer your threſhold, […]”
“on the threshold of maturity”
“The first half of this century has been referred to as the golden age of medicine. To me it seems more probable that we are on the threshold of a much greater age.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Starting point”9 letters
02“Door sill”9 letters
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