yarn
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
yarn/jɑːn/
▶noun
- 1 spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
- 2 informal a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible.
■ Austral./NZ a chat.
■ Austral./NZ chat; talk.
– origin OE gearn; of Gmc origin.
'yarn' also found in these Oxford entries:
bobbin
- bouclé
- chenille
- cotton waste
- count
- crewel
- crochet
- darn
- denier
- double knitting
- dye
- fit
- hank
- heddle
- homespun
- hooked
- intarsia
- knit
- knop
- lint
- loom
- lurex
- lustre
- marl
- microfibre
- mohair
- mule
- multifilament
- nylon
- organza
- schappe
- shoddy
- skein
- slub
- spin
- spindle
- spinning wheel
- spun yarn
- stitch
- stocking
- throstle
- throw
- tights
- warp
- wool
- worsted
