v. & n.
v.tr. 1 mend (esp. knitted material, or a hole in it) by interweaving yarn across the hole with a needle. 2 embroider with a large running stitch.
n. a darned area in material. darning needle 1 a long needle with a large eye, used in darning. 2 US a dragonfly.
[ 16th c.: perh. f. obs. dern hide ]