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Webster 1913 Edition
Yarn
Yarn
,Noun.
[OE.
yarn
, ȝarn
, AS. gearn
; akin to D. garen
, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn
; of uncertain origin. Cf. Cord
.] 1.
Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
2.
(Rope Making)
One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
3.
A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale;
as, to spin a
. yarn
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Yarn
YARN
,Noun.
1.
Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to cotton and linen.2.
In rope-making, one of the threads of which a rope is composed. It is spun from hemp.Definition 2024
yarn
yarn
English
A basket of yarn (twisted fiber)
Noun
yarn (countable and uncountable, plural yarns)
- (uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- (nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
- (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 4, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- yarn-beam
- yarn-spinner
- yarnwindle
Related terms
Translations
fiber strand for knitting or weaving
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nautical
story
See also
Verb
yarn (third-person singular simple present yarns, present participle yarning, simple past and past participle yarned)
- to tell a story
Derived terms
Translations
To tell a story
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