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scarf
1[ skahrf ]
noun
- a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.
- a necktie or cravat with hanging ends.
- a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or wrap with or as if with a scarf.
- to use in the manner of a scarf.
scarf
2[ skahrf ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to eat, especially voraciously (often followed by down or up ):
to scarf down junk food.
scarf
3[ skahrf ]
noun
- a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- Whaling. a strip of skin along the body of the whale.
verb (used with object)
- to assemble with a scarf joint.
- to form a scarf on (the end of a timber).
- Steelmaking. to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel).
- Whaling. to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin).
scarf
1/ ɑː /
noun
- a rectangular, triangular, or long narrow piece of cloth worn around the head, neck, or shoulders for warmth or decoration
verb
- to wrap with or as if with a scarf
- to use as or in the manner of a scarf
scarf
2/ ɑː /
noun
- Also calledscarf jointscarfed joint a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- the end of a piece of timber shaped to form such a joint
- a wedge-shaped cut made in a tree before felling, to determine the direction of the fall
- whaling an incision made along a whale's body before stripping off the blubber
verb
- to join (two pieces of timber) by means of a scarf
- to make a scarf on (a piece of timber)
- to cut a scarf in (a whale)
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
- l adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scarf1
Origin of scarf2
Example Sentences
A keen football fan, she had celebrated her 116th birthday wearing the scarf of her favourite team.
Priests wear simpler garments and a long scarf over their tunic called a red stole.
"It's the reason I started wearing scarves. To try and make sure that any future spills, as it were, which do happen from time to time to everybody, do not show. "
But, in contrast to the sunshine of Los Angeles, Jean-Baptiste joked she would need "coats, scarves and hats" given she will be performing in London over winter.
Back then, she "didn't have the courage to embrace the scarf".
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What Is The Plural Of Scarf?
Plural word for scarf
The plural form of scarf can be either scarfs or scarves, but scarves is more widely used. The plurals of some other singular words that end -f are also formed in this way, including leaf/leaves, elf/elves, and wife/wives. A similar change is made when pluralizing hoof as hooves.
that are formed like scarves derive directly from their original pluralization in Old English.
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