scarfnoun [ C ]
uk/skɑːf/us/skɑːrf/plural scarves or scarfsA2 a strip, square, or triangle of cloth, worn around the neck, head, or shoulders to keep you warm or to make you look attractive:
a knitted/woollen/silk scarf
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- He had a woollen scarf around his neck.
- She wound a scarf around her neck.
- He was wearing a hat and scarf against the cold.
- She draped the scarf loosely around her shoulders.
- Would a little silk scarf look right with this outfit?
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dicky bow
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- millinery
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- peaked
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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scarfverb [ T ]
uk/skɑːf/us/skɑːrf/US also scarf down, UK scoff to eat something quickly and eagerly:
Lunch is usually scarfed down in five minutes before they run out to play.
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- gorge
- pig out
- put sth away
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- snack
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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