Yarn



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GRE 红宝书

• n.纱线

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gearn; akin to Old High German garn yarn, Greek chordē string, Latin hernia rupture, Sanskrit hira band
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth
  • b. a similar strand of another material (as metal, glass, or plastic)
• 2. a narrative of adventures; especially a tall tale <a roaring good yarn>

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 1812
• to tell a yarn
• ? yarner noun

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