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[yahrn]

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noun

thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.

a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.

the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn).

a tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings: He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.

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verb (used without object)

Informal. to spin a yarn; tell stories.

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Yarn is one of our favorite verbs.

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chat, to converse

to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gearn; cognate with German Garn; akin to Old Norse gǫrn gut, Greek chordḗ intestine, chord¹, Lithuanian žarnà entrails, Latin hernia a rupture, Sanskrit hirā vein

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Example Sentences

His books have contributed to a recent upswing in home knitting, yarn retailers say.

In her spare time, she tries not to let her yarn habit get out of control.

What happens is the fluid that's sprayed into each fibre of the yarn starts to stiffen up and resist that mechanical strain.

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His books have contributed to a recent upswing in home knitting, yarn retailers say.

In her spare time, she tries not to let her yarn habit get out of control.

What happens is the fluid that's sprayed into each fibre of the yarn starts to stiffen up and resist that mechanical strain.

Holding the end in one hand and grasping the extending yarn, give the yarn a tug.

Scientists are crafting arteries, ligaments, circuitry and holograms from worm yarn.

Professional designers make these patterns with the exact thickness of the yarn in mind--so irregular hand-spun wool won't work.

Heather's been knitting for years-these yarn bowls belonged to her grandmother.

Or there's a couple who started selling yarn made of corn fiber.

If you're allergic to cats, don't even think about wearing mohair, the fuzzy yarn made from the silky hair of angora goats.

If your relaxing activity of choice is knitting, do not choose yarn that sheds.

His keenness to spin a good yarn sometimes pushed him into the realm of cliché.

Hand one student a ball of yarn and instruct the student to hold onto the end of the yarn.

Tag the covered flower stem with brightly colored yarn.

Textile researchers have also tried, unsuccessfully, to make yarn from a blend of turkey feathers and nylon.

Smart sends the lamb wool from her farm out for processing and sells the yarn in a.

Whether they are naive, oblivious or tainted, first-person heroes often warp and weave a novel's yarn in.

Unifi's role in the process will be to texture the raw yarn so that it's suitable to knit or weave into fabric.

We used recycled cardboard to back it and leftover yarn from my wife's stash.

Riesenberg has come up once more with a villain-laden yarn involving modern piracy on the high seas.

Tie the yarn into a loop and hang the birdhouse from a tree branch.

These colorful waxed lengths of yarn allow you to make art, learn things and keep kids entertained.

Webs from wool and silk, cellophane noodles, paper yarn and rubber bands.

Secure each rouladen with cooking yarn or skewers to retain the shape while cooking.

Such is the pulling power of his courage-again, the only word-and that of the picture as an adventure yarn.

Some are made of fine wool while others are composed of homespun yarn.

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World English Dictionary

yarn (jɑːn)

—n
1.	a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc
2.	informal a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events
3.	informal spin a yarn
	a. to tell such a story
	b. to make up or relate a series of excuses

—vb
4.	(intr) to tell such a story or stories

[Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut]

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Word Origin & History

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,

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from a sailors' expression, on notion of telling stories while engaged in sedentary work like yarn-twisting.

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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Yarn definition

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."

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Idioms & Phrases

yarn

see spin a yarn.

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