yarn
[ yahrn ]
/ yɑrn /
noun
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.
the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn).
a tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings: He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.
verb (used without object)
Informal.
to spin a yarn; tell stories.
Origin of yarn
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
gearn; cognate with German
Garn; akin to Old Norse
gǫrn gut, Greek
chordḗ intestine,
chord1, Lithuanian
žarnà entrails, Latin
hernia a rupture, Sanskrit
hirā vein
Words nearby yarn
yarkand,
yarkant he,
yarmouth,
yarmuk,
yarmulke,
yarn,
yarn-dyed,
yaroslavl,
yarovize,
yarra river,
yarraman
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British Dictionary definitions for yarn
yarn
/ (jɑːn) /
noun
a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc
informal
a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events
spin a yarn informal
- to tell such a story
- to make up or relate a series of excuses
verb
(intr)
to tell such a story or stories
Word Origin for yarn
Old English
gearn; related to Old High German
garn yarn, Old Norse
görn gut, Greek
khordē string, gut
Idioms and Phrases with yarn
yarn
see spin a yarn.