DARN

I. verb Etymology: perhaps from French dialect ~er Date: circa 1600 transitive verb to mend with interlacing stitches, to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches, intransitive verb to do ~ing, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1720 a place that has been ~ed , III. adjective or adverb also durn Etymology: euphemism Date: 1781 damned , IV. verb also durn Date: 1781 damn , ~ed also durned adjective or adverb V. noun also durn Date: 1840 damn