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yarn definition

yarn (yärn)

noun

  1. any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving, knitting, or making thread
  2. coarse fibers woven into strands for rope-making
  3. Informal a tale or story, esp. one that seems exaggerated or hard to believe

Etymology: ME < OE gearn, yarn, akin to Ger garn < IE base *her-, intestine > L haru-spex, soothsayer, lit., intestine-seer, Gr chordē

intransitive verb

Informal to tell yarns
yarn Idioms

spin a yarn

Informal to tell a yarn

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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