/yahrn/ , n.
1. thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
2. a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.
3. the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn) .
4. a tale, esp. a long story of adventure or incredible happenings: He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.
v.i.
5. Informal. to spin a yarn; tell stories.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE gearn; c. G Garn; akin to ON gorn gut, Gk chordé intestine, CHORD 1 , Lith zarnà entrails, L hernia a rupture, Skt hira vein ]