Darn Definition

därn

darned, darning, darns

verb

darned, darning, darns

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

Webster's New World

Damn (the curse)

Webster's New World

To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

noun

darns

A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it.

A sock full of darns.

American Heritage

A darned place in fabric.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

interjection

Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

American Heritage

(euphemistic) Damn.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

adjective

Damn.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

adverb

(degree, euphemistic) Damned.

Wiktionary

Origin of Darn

From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from dierne (“secret”), from Proto-Germanic *darnijaz (“secret”). More at dern.

From Wiktionary
French dialectal darner perhaps from Norman French darne piece from Breton darn

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Alteration of damn

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Alteration of damn

From Wiktionary