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Yarn is a strand of threads used for sewing, knitting or weaving, or a tale of almost unbelievable entertainment or adventure.
(noun)- An example of yarn is the material used for weaving a blanket.
- An example of a yarn is a tale about a great journey up a mountain.
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See yarn in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving, knitting, or making thread
- coarse fibers woven into strands for rope-making
- Informal a tale or story, esp. one that seems exaggerated or hard to believe
Origin: 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
See yarn in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
- Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.
Informal
To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English gearn; see gherə- in Indo-European roots
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