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- DictionaryYarn/yärn/
noun
- 1. spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing: "hanks of pale green yarn"
- 2. a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible: informal "he never let reality get in the way of a good yarn"
verb
- 1. tell a long or implausible story: informal "they were yarning about local legends and superstitions"
YARN meaning: 1. thread used for making cloth or for knitting 2. a story, usually a long one with a lot of…. Learn more.
Yarn is made from fibers, and it comes in many colors. When you knit, you weave yarn with needles and end up with a pot holder or a pair of mittens. Another kind of yarn is a long story that's told out loud.
A visual of twisted yarn. Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.
n. 1. thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving. 2. a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc. 3. an aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, that forms one of the small elements composing a strand of rope.
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.
5 days ago · 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. See spin a yarn. verb. 4. (intransitive) to tell such a story or stories.
noun. /jɑːn/. /jɑːrn/. Idioms. [uncountable, countable] thread that has been spun, used for knitting, making cloth, etc. The sweaters are hand-knitted in cotton, linen or wool yarns. There's a knot in the yarn. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
