YARN

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gearn; akin to Old High German garn ~, Greek chordē string, Latin hernia rupture, Sanskrit hira band Date: before 12th century 1. a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth, a similar strand of another material (as metal, glass, or plastic), a narrative of adventures, II. intransitive verb Date: 1812 to tell a ~, ~er noun