scarf

[Scarf]

A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

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A cormorant.

Noun
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

Noun
a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

Verb
wrap in or adorn with a scarf

Verb
unite by a scarf joint

Verb
masturbate while strangling oneself

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n.
A cormorant.

n.
An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.

v. t.
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

v. t.
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

v. t.
To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.

v. t.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

n.
In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.

n.
A scarf joint.


Scarf

Scarf , n. [Icel. skarfr.] A cormorant. [Scot.]

Scarf

Scarf, n.; pl. Scarfs, rarely Scarves . [Cf. OF. escharpe a piligrim's scrip, or wallet (handing about the neck.), F. '82charpe sash, scarf; probably from OHG. scharpe pocket; also (from the French) Dan. ski'91rf; Sw. sk'84rp, Prov. G. sch'84rfe, LG. scherf, G. sch'84rpe; and also AS. scearf a fragment; possibly akin to E. scrip a wallet. Cf. Scarp a scarf.] An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.
Put on your hood and scarf.
With care about the banners, scarves, and staves.

Scarf

Scarf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarfed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarfing.] 1. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. "My sea-gown scarfed about me." Shak. 2. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. Shak.

Scarf

Scarf, v. t. [Sw. skarfva to eke out, to join together, skarf a seam, joint; cf. Dan. skarre to joint, to unite timber, Icel. skara to clinich the planks of a boat, G. scharben to chop, to cut small.] (a) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc. (b) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

Scarf

Scarf , n. (a) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece. (b) A scarf joint. Scarf joint (a) A joint made by overlapping and bolting or locking together the ends of two pieces of timber that are halved, notched, or cut away so that they will fit each other and form a lengthened beam of the same size at the junction as elsewhere. (b) A joint formed by welding, riveting, or brazing together the overlapping scarfed ends, or edges, of metal rods, sheets, etc. -- Scarf weld. See under Weld.

A cormorant.

An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.

Put on your hood and scarf.
With care about the banners, scarves, and staves.

To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.

In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.

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Usage Examples

I'm not really a fashion designer. I just love clothes. I've never been to design school. I can't sketch. I can't cut patterns and things. I can shorten things. I can make a dress out of a scarf.

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