Thesaurus: darn
To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
Related headwords
needledefinitiondarningdefinitionyarndefinitionthreaddefinitionhisdefinitionholedefinitionlastdefinitionlongdefinitioninterlacingdefinitionmeansdefinitionmenddefinitionrentdefinitionsewdefinitionstitchesdefinitiontogetherdefinitionbodydefinitionclosetdefinitioncolloquialdefinitioncylindricaldefinitiondamndefinitiondaydefinitioneuphemismdefinitionharmlessdefinitionholesdefinitionhoursdefinitionmendeddefinitionmendingdefinitionplacedefinition
Definitions
- v. t. To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.
- n. A place mended by darning.
- v. t. A colloquial euphemism for Damn.
- n. something of little value
- n. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- v. repair by sewing
- To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins. Swift. Darning last. See under Last. -- Darning needle. (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings. (b) (Zoöl.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. Note: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also devil's darning-needle. A place mended by darning. A colloquial euphemism for Damn.
- To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn orthread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins.Swift.Darning last. See under Last.-- Darning needle. (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes orrents, especially in stockings. (b) (Zoöl.) Any species of dragonfly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. Theseflies are harmless and without stings.