YARN


Meaning of YARN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jɑ:(r)n ]

( yarns)

1.

Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth.

She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family.

...vegetable-dyed yarns.

N-MASS

2.

A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with invented details which make it more interesting.

Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.

N-COUNT

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