Yarn Definition

yärn
yarns
noun
yarns
Any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving, knitting, or making thread.
Webster's New World
Coarse fibers woven into strands for rope-making.
Webster's New World
A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.
American Heritage
A tale or story, esp. one that seems exaggerated or hard to believe.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
yarns
To tell yarns.
Webster's New World
idiom
spin a yarn
  • to tell a yarn
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Yarn

Noun

Singular:
yarn
Plural:
yarns

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Origin of Yarn

  • From Middle English yarn, from the Old English Ä¡earn (“yarn, spun wool"), from Proto-Germanic *garnÄ… (“yarn"), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“tharm, guts, intestines"). Akin to West Frisian jern, Dutch garen (“yarn"), German Garn (“yarn"), Danish garn, Swedish garn (“yarn, thread"), Icelandic garn (“yarn"), Latin hernia (“rupture"), Ancient Greek χορδή (chordḗ, “string"), Sanskrit हिर (hira, “band"). Cf. also the obsolete doublet garn.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English gearn gherə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Yarn Sentence Examples

  • This determines to a large extent the fineness of the yarn which can be spun.

  • The English cotton yarn and spun silk counts are reckoned upon the number of hanks of 840 yds.

  • The materials required are iron borings, sal-ammoniac and sulphur; these are mixed together, moistened with water, and rammed into the socket, which is previously half filled with yarn, well caulked.

  • Its industrial products are yarn, calico, woollen goods, thread.

  • The spinner who persists in over-weighting his yarn finds it difficult to obtain "repeat" orders.

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Words Starting With

YYAYAR

Words Ending With

NRNARN

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Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With Y4 Letter Words Ending With N