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
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
interjection
Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
American Heritage
(euphemistic) Damn.
Wiktionary
adjective
Damn.
American Heritage
adverb
(degree, euphemistic) Damned.
Wiktionary
Origin of Darn
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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
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Alteration of damn
From Wiktionary
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