Darn definition
To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.
verb
To damn.
verb
Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
interjection
Damn.
adjective
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A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it.
A sock full of darns.
noun
To mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network of stitches across the gap.
verb
A darned place in fabric.
noun
To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.
verb
Darn is defined as a way to show disappointment or dismay, as a more proper version of the word "damn."
When you slam your finger with a hammer but you do not want to shout a swear word, this is an example of a time when you would shout "darn!"
interjection
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To darn is defined as to fix a hole in cloth by weaving a patch across the hole.
When you use thread to weave a patch a hole in a sock, this is an example of a time when you darn the sock.
verb
A place mended by darning.
noun
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Origin of darn
- 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
- 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
- Alteration of damn
From Wiktionary