yarn

yarn · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.

  2. 2.

    [informal]A long or elaborate story, especially an implausible one.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To tell stories, especially long or implausible ones.

Forms

plural: yarns

Related words

See also: knit, story, thread, wool
Synonyms: story, tale, thread

Etymology

From Old English gearn ("yarn, thread"), from Proto-Germanic garną.