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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yarn /yɑrn/USA pronunciation n. - Textiles[uncountable] thread made of natural or artificial fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- [countable] a tale, esp. a long story of adventure, esp. one that is hard to believe.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yarn (yärn),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesthread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Textilesa continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.
- Textilesthe thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn.)
- a tale, esp. a long story of adventure or incredible happenings:He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.
v.i. - Informal Termsto spin a yarn;
tell stories.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English gearn; cognate with German Garn; akin to Old Norse gǫrn gut, Greek chordé̄ intestine, chord1, Lithuanian žarnà entrails, Latin hernia a rupture, Sanskrit hirā vein
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yarn /jɑːn/ n - 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
vb - (intransitive) to tell such a story or stories
Etymology: Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut |