English-Thai Dictionary

yarn

N เส้นด้ายห นาที่ ใช้ สำหรับ ถัก  sen-dai-na-thi-chai-sam-rub-thak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

YARN

n. 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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

YARN

Yarn, n. Etym: [OE. yarn, ýarn, 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 )

 

Defn: 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. ]

 

YARNEN

YARNEN Yarn "en, a.

 

Defn: Made of yarn; consisting of yarn. [Obs. ] "A pair of yarnen stocks. " Turbervile.

 

YARNUT

YARNUT Yar "nut `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Yernut.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

yarn

yarn |yärn jɑrn | ▶noun 1 spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing. 2 informal a long or rambling story, esp. one that is implausible. ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal tell a long or implausible story: they were yarning about local legends and superstitions. PHRASES spin a yarn see spin. ORIGIN Old English gearn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch garen .

 

yarn-dyed

yarn-dyed ▶adjective (of fabric ) dyed as yarn, before being woven.

 

Oxford Dictionary

yarn

yarn |jɑːn | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing. 2 informal a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible. • Austral. /NZ a chat. ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal tell a long or implausible story: they were yarning about local legends and superstitions. • Austral. /NZ chat; talk: he sat yarning to his mother. PHRASES spin a yarn see spin. ORIGIN Old English gearn; of Germanic origin, related to Dutch garen .

 

yarn-dyed

yarn-dyed ▶adjective (of fabric ) dyed as yarn, before being woven.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

yarn

yarn noun 1 you need to use a fine yarn: thread, cotton, wool, fiber, filament; ply. 2 informal a far-fetched yarn: story, tale, anecdote, saga, narrative; informal tall tale, tall story, fish story, cock-and-bull story, shaggy-dog story, spiel.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

yarn

yarn noun 1 you need to use a fine yarn: thread, cotton, wool, fibre, filament, strand; ply; cord, twine, string, line. 2 he told a rather tedious yarn about two Italian peasants: story, tale, anecdote, fable, parable, traveller's tale, fairy story, rigmarole, saga, sketch, narrative, reminiscence, account, report, history; informal tall tale, tall story, cock and bull story, shaggy-dog story, spiel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

yarn

yarn /jɑː r n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖種類では 可算 〗｟主に米 ｠紡ぎ糸, より糸 〘通例綿またはウールで, 編み物や織り物用; →thread 1 〙▸ spin (a ) good yarn 良質の糸を紡ぐ 2 C ｟くだけて ｠(しばしば誇張された旅行などの )みやげ話 ; ほら話 ▸ tell yarns about one's adventures 冒険談をする ▸ spin a yarn ｟くだけて ｠長話 [ほら話 ]をする 動詞 自動詞 ｟くだけて ｠おしゃべり [長話 ]をする, だべる .