yarn
A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
Other meanings
Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
Synonyms
- thread
A kind of
- cord
Kinds of yarn
- cotton
- metallic
- pile
- filling
- spun silk
Related words
- sock yarn
- bay yarn
- rogue's yarn
- rope yarn
- Saxony yarn
- yarn bombing
- eyelash yarn
- yarnover
- yarn-beam
- yarn-spinner
- yarnwindle
- spin a yarn
Word history
From Old English "ġearn" (yarn, spun wool).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “yarn” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.