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darn (därn)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network of stitches across the gap

Etymology: < MFr dial. darner, to piece together, mend < Bret darn, a piece < IE base *der-, to pull off, split apart > tear

noun

a darned place in fabric

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darn2 definition

darn (därn)

transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective, adverb, interjection

Informal damn (the curse)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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