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yarn
[yahrn] 
–noun
| 1. | thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving. |
| 2. | a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc. |
| 3. | the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn). |
| 4. | a tale, esp. a long story of adventure or incredible happenings: He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | Informal. to spin a yarn; tell stories. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE gearn; c. G Garn; akin to ON gǫrn gut, Gk chord
intestine, chord 1 , Lith žarnà entrails, L hernia a rupture, Skt hirā vein
bef. 1000; ME; OE gearn; c. G Garn; akin to ON gǫrn gut, Gk chord
intestine, chord 1 , Lith žarnà entrails, L hernia a rupture, Skt hirā vein
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| yarn (yärn) n.
To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales. [Middle English, from Old English gearn; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Yarn
Yarn\, n. [OE. yarn, [yogh]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. Cord.]1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like. 2. (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed. 3. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [Colloq.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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yarn
O.E. gearn "spun fiber," from P.Gmc. *garnan (cf. O.N., O.H.G., Ger. garn, M.Du. gaern, Du. garen "yarn"), from PIE base *gher- "intestine" (cf. O.N. gorn "gut," Skt. hira "vein," Gk. khorde "intestine, gut-string," Lith. zarna "gut"). The phrase to spin a yarn "to tell a story" is first attested 1812, from a sailors' expression, on notion of telling stories while engaged in sedentary work like yarn-twisting.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Yarn
Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Version has: "And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price;" but the Revised Version correctly renders: "And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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yarn
see spin a yarn.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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