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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scarf1 /skɑrf/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. scarfs, scarves /skɑrvz/USA pronunciation - Clothinga long strip of cloth worn about the neck.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scarf1 (skärf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. scarfs, scarves (skärvz),USA pronunciation v.
n. - Clothinga long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.;
muffler. - Clothinga necktie or cravat with hanging ends.
- a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc.
v.t. - Clothingto cover or wrap with or as if with a scarf.
- Clothingto use in the manner of a scarf.
- perh. special use of scarf2 1545–55
adj. scarf2 (skärf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. scarfs, v. n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- [Whaling.]a strip of skin along the body of the whale.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto assemble with a scarf joint.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto form a scarf on (the end of a timber).
- Metallurgy[Steelmaking.]to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel).
- [Whaling.]to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin).
Also, scarph (for defs. 1, 3, 4). - Old Norse skarfr (derivative of skera to cut) end cut from a beam (hence perh. a piece of cloth cut off, i.e., scarf1); compare Swedish skarv patch
- 1490–1500
- Slang Termsto eat, esp. voraciously (often fol. by down or up):to scarf down junk food.
- variant of scoff2, with r inserted probably through r-dialect speakers' mistaking the underlying vowel as an r-less ar 1955–60, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scarf /skɑːf/ n ( pl scarves /skɑːvz/, scarfs)- a rectangular, triangular, or long narrow piece of cloth worn around the head, neck, or shoulders for warmth or decoration
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin; compare Old Norman French escarpe, Medieval Latin scrippum pilgrim's pack; see scrip² scarf /skɑːf/ n ( pl scarfs)- Also called: scarf joint, scarfed joint a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- the end of a piece of timber shaped to form such a joint
- an incision made along a whale's body before stripping off the blubber
vb (transitive)- to join (two pieces of timber) by means of a scarf
- to make a scarf on (a piece of timber)
- to cut a scarf in (a whale)
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skarv, Swedish skarf, Low German, Dutch scherf scarf1 |