yarn

Yarn is a strand of threads used for sewing, knitting or weaving, or a tale of almost unbelievable entertainment or adventure.

(noun)

  1. An example of yarn is the material used for weaving a blanket.
  2. 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

  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

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
  1. A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
  2. Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.
intransitive verb yarned, yarn·ing, yarns
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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