yarn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from the Old English gearn; which is akin to the Old High German garn (“‘yarn’”), German Garn, and Greek χορδή (chordḗ), “‘string’”); Latin hernia (“‘rupture’”), and the Sanskrit hira (“‘band’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: yân, IPA: /jɑːn/, SAMPA: /jA:n/
• (US) enPR: yârn, IPA: /jɑːrn/, SAMPA: /jA:rn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)n

[edit] Noun

yarn (countable and uncountable; plural yarns)

1. (uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
2. (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.
3. (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

[edit] Synonyms

• (story or tale): story, tale

[edit] Derived terms

• yarn-beam
• yarn-spinner
• yarnwindle

[edit] Related terms

• spin a yarn

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• hank
• twine

[edit] Verb

to yarn (third-person singular simple present yarns, present participle yarning, simple past and past participle yarned)

1. To tell a story.

[edit] Derived terms

• yarner

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of anry
• nary, n-ary
• Ryan