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yarn

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
yarn /ˈjɑɚn/ noun
plural yarns
yarn
/ˈjɑɚn/
noun
plural yarns
Learner's definition of YARN
1 
: a long, thin piece of cotton, wool, etc., that is thicker than thread and that is used for knitting and weaving（棉、毛等的）纱，纱线，纺线
[noncount]
[count]
— see picture at sewing
2 
[count] : an exciting or interesting story
especially : a story that is so surprising or unusual that it is difficult to believe奇闻趣事；（尤指）离奇的故事
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5204 COCA: 11457

yarn

1 of 2

noun

ˈyärn How to pronounce yarn (audio)
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 (such as metal, glass, or plastic)
2
[from the idiom spin a yarn "to tell a tale"] : a narrative of adventures
especially : a tall tale
a roaring good yarn

yarn

2 of 2

verb

yarned; yarning; yarns

intransitive verb

: to tell a yarn
yarner noun

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun The sheep's wool will be spun into yarn. yarns about ghosts and goblins a storyteller who spins yarns that will keep any audience riveted
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Former diplomat Carolina Sevilla worked for the United Nations and as Costa Rica consul in New York before moving back to her home country and joining Bionic, a company that transforms recovered plastic into fabric yarn. Fiona Kerr, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021 The fiber is processed at a local facility into yarn that is sold on Etsy every year to support the ranch, said Logue, who grew up on a farm in Longmont, Colorado, about 30 miles north of Denver. NBC News, 18 July 2021 The main goal is to recover the trash that is destroying the sea and transform it into top quality yarn to produce garments. Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 8 June 2021 But the polyester used in the Index.01’s upper, tongue, laces, and foam can be recycled into polyester yarn and reused. Laura Onstot, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2021 Accent a spring door with our easy-to-make wreath made from yarn. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 Made with soft Portuguese flannel and yarn-dyed to maintain vibrancy, these PJs are a best-seller. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 16 Aug. 2022 Historical interpreters, many in period costume, re-enact the chores that kept a farm going, from cooking and spinning yarn to throwing pottery and blowing glass. cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022 These Adidas running shoes, knit from an upcycled yarn, hug your foot securely through short runs or daily errands. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2022
Verb
As far as scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Library (JPL) know, there are not yet yarn factories on Mars. Fox News, 21 July 2022 The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights. Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2022 The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights. Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2022 The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights. Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2022 Learn about how wool goes from lamb to yarn, meet barnyard animals and thoroughbred horses, explore fields filled with dahlias, ride a donkey and, of course, shop for fresh vegetables, cheese, meat and other farm products. Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2020 After speaking her peace, which included explaining the historical and cultural links to yarn for Black people, Moore exerted her motherly authority by summoning her daughter Sharon to speak. Scott Talley, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2022 The candle burns for up to 110 hours, and after all of the wax has melted away, you'll be left with a stunning skeleton of the fabric and yarn pieces. Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2021 Wind white yarn around two fingers or an 11 ⁄4-inch cardboard square at least 15 times. Bethany Kunzler, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English yerne, yarne "spun fiber," going back to Old English gearn, going back to Germanic *garna- (whence also Middle Dutch gaern, garen "spun fiber," Old High German & Old Norse garn), masculine noun probably from the same base as feminine *garnō "intestine" (whence Old Norse gǫrn, plural garnar "guts") and *garnja- (in Old English micgern, midirne "fat around the entrails of an animal," Old Saxon midgarni, Old High German mittigarni, with *midja- mid entry 1), going back to Indo-European *ǵhorH-n- (whence also Lithuanian žarnà "intestine" and Greek khordḗ "catgut, string of a musical instrument, sausage," in plural "guts, tripe," if altered from *khornḗ), suffixed o-grade derivative of *ǵhr̥H- "gut, cord made from animal intestines," whence Latin haru- "intestines" (in haruspex haruspex), Sanskrit híraḥ "band, strip," hirā́ "vein"

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yarn was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing yarn
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5204 COCA: 11457
yarn

noun¹

 1thread線ADJECTIVE | ... OF YARN | VERB + YARN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤fine, thick細紗；粗紗➤coloured/colored彩紗➤cotton, synthetic, wool, etc.棉紗、人造紗、羊毛紗等... OF YARN➤length, piece一截／一段紗線➤ball一團紗線VERB + YARN➤knit, knit with, spin, weave織紗；紡紗；編織紗線◇The yarn is woven into a coarse fabric.紗線被織成了粗布。➤thread穿紗線◇The yarn has to be threaded through the needle.得把紗線穿進針去。➤dye染紗▸➤use使用紗線PREPOSITION➤in a/the yarn在紗線裏◇There's a knot in the yarn.紗線上有個結。
yarn

noun²

 2story故事ADJECTIVE | VERB + YARN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤entertaining, good, gripping, rattling, ripping (BrE) 有趣的／好聽的／扣人心弦的／絕妙的／極好的故事◇He went on to spin an entertaining yarn about his army days.他接着給我們杜撰了一個關於他當兵時的有趣故事。◇Galton's life makes a rattling good yarn.高爾頓的人生就是一個扣人心弦的絕妙故事。➤adventure, seafaring冒險／航海故事VERB + YARN➤spin (sb), tell (sb)（給某人）編故事；（給某人）講故事◇He tried to spin us some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It was all lies.他試圖給我們編一個他如何為教會募捐的故事。那全都是謊言。PREPOSITION➤yarn about關於⋯的故事

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