A Thneed is a highly versatile object knitted from the foliage of a Truffula Tree. According to the Once-ler, it is " A-fine-something-that-all-people need."
Appearance
The color of a Thneed depends on the color of the tree it is knitted from (however all Thneeds shown have a reddish-pink color). Its shape can also be changed to suit different purposes but its default form resembles a sweater.
Uses
Thneeds can take on a LARGE variety of forms for different purposes, such as:
- Shirt
- Sock
- Large glove
- Hat
- Carpet
- Pillow
- Sheet
- Curtains
- Covers For Bicycle Seats
- Hammock
- Toothbrush Holder
- Canary Nest
- Sweatshirt
- Thneedle Thoup That Cures Backache Pain And Chest (how this is possible is unknown)
- Makes A Perfect Windshield Wiper
- Groom Your Hair When It Gets Mussed
- Eliminates Carborater Rust
- Sweater
- Umbrella
- Towel
- Skirt
- Pants
- Blindfold
- Shoes
- Cape
- Swimsuit
- Sponge
- Scarf
- Tightrope
- (Butterfly) Net
- Thing for exercise
- Wig
- Purse/Bag
- Suit
- Boxing Glove(s)
- Parachute
- Reusable diaper
- Runny nose wiper
- Slingshot
- Muzzle
- Jump rope
- Food (Tastes like bread, but without the crust)
- tobacco
- trap (catches a viper)
Gallery
The first Thneed in the Lorax cartoon.
The once-ler holding said Thneed.
Thneed Shirt
Thneed Sock
Thneed glove
Thneed Hat
Thneed carpet/curtain
Thneed pillow (note how it duplicated itself)