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yarn
English
Etymology
From Middle English yarne, ?ern, yarn, from the Old English ?earn (“yarn, spun wool”), from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garn? (“yarn”), from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“tharm, guts, intestines”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: yân, IPA(key): /j??n/
- (US) enPR: yârn, IPA(key): /j??n/
- Rhymes: -??(r)n
Noun
yarn (countable and uncountable, plural yarns)
- (uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- (nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
- (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
Synonyms
- (story or tale): story, tale
Hyponyms
- (en, fiber strand): worsted
Derived terms
- yarn-beam
- yarn-spinner
- yarnwindle
Related terms
- spin a yarn
Translations
See also
- hank
- twine
- thread
Verb
yarn (third-person singular simple present yarns, present participle yarning, simple past and past participle yarned)
- To tell a story or stories.
- 1935, Christopher Isherwood, Mr Norris Changes Trains (U.S. title: The Last of Mr Norris), Chapter Thirteen, in The Berlin Stories, New York: New Directions, 1963, p. 152,[1]
- “Well, well!” exclaimed Mr. van Hoorn. “Here are the boys! As hungry as hunters, I’ll be bound! And we two old fogies have been wasting the whole afternoon yarning away indoors. My goodness, is it as late as that? I say, I want my tea!”
- 1942, Neville Shute, Pied Piper, New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 7,[2]
- They had stayed in some little pension and had gone for little, bored walks while the colonel went out in the boats with the fisherman, or sat yarning with them in the café.
- 1935, Christopher Isherwood, Mr Norris Changes Trains (U.S. title: The Last of Mr Norris), Chapter Thirteen, in The Berlin Stories, New York: New Directions, 1963, p. 152,[1]
Derived terms
- yarner
Translations
Anagrams
- Arny, N-ray, NYRA, Ryan, n-ary, nary
Middle English
Noun
yarn
- Alternative form of yarne
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snick
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sn?k/
Etymology 1
Probably from snick or snee.
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- (transitive) To cut or snip.
- (cricket) To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.
Noun
snick (plural snicks)
- (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch.
- A small cut or mark.
- A knot or irregularity in yarn.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Imitative.
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- To make something click, to make a clicking noise.
Noun
snick (plural snicks)
- A sharp clicking sound.
Etymology 3
Verb
snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- Alternative form of sneck
Anagrams
- Nicks, nicks, scink
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