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scarves

   [skahrvz]
noun
a plural of scarf1.
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scarf

1   [skahrf] noun, plural scarfs, scarves  [skahrvz] , verb
noun
1.
a 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.
2.
a necktie or cravat with hanging ends.
3.
a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cover or wrap with or as if with a scarf.
5.
to use in the manner of a scarf.
Origin:
1545–55; perhaps special use of scarf2

Related forms
scarf·less, adjective
scarf·like, adjective

scarf

2   [skahrf] noun, plural scarfs, verb
noun
1.
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
2.
Whaling. a strip of skin along the body of the whale.
verb (used with object)
3.
to assemble with a scarf joint.
4.
to form a scarf on (the end of a timber).
5.
Steelmaking. to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel).
6.
Whaling. to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin).
Also, scarph (for defs. 1, 3, 4).

Origin:
1490–1500; < Old Norse skarfr (derivative of skera to cut) end cut from a beam (hence perhaps a piece of cloth cut off, i.e., scarf1); compare Swedish skarv patch

Related forms
scarf·er, noun
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scarves (skɑːvz)
 
—n
a plural of scarf

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scarf
"connecting joint," 1276, probably from O.N. skarfr "nail for fastening a joint." A general North Sea Gmc. ship-building word (cf. Du. scherf, Swed. skarf, Norw. skarv), the exact relationship of all these is unclear. Also borrowed into Romanic (cf. Fr. écart, Sp. escarba); perhaps ult. from P.Gmc.
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*skerf-, *skarf- (cf. O.E. sceorfan "to gnaw, bite").
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scarf definition


  1. tv.
    to eat something. : Andy scarfed the whole pie.
  2. in.
    to eat. : I'll be with you as soon as I scarf.
  3. n.
    food. : I want some good scarf. This stuff stinks.
  4. tv.
    to steal or swipesomething. : The kid scarfed a candy bar, and the store owner called the cops.
  5. tv.
    to discard something. : Scarf that thing. It's no good.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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