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Webster 1913 Edition
Yarn
Yarn
,Noun.
[OE.
yarn
, ȝarn
, AS. gearn
; akin to D. garen
, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn
; of uncertain origin. Cf. Cord
.] 1.
Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
2.
(Rope Making)
One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
3.
A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale;
as, to spin a
. yarn
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Yarn
YARN
,Noun.
1.
Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to cotton and linen.2.
In rope-making, one of the threads of which a rope is composed. It is spun from hemp.