darn

[Darn]

To darn is to stitch up a small hole in a piece of clothing. Instead of throwing your worn out socks away, you can just darn the holes in their toes.

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To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.

Noun
sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"

Noun
something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"

Noun
a euphemism for `damn''

Verb
repair by sewing; "darn socks"

v. t.
To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.

n.
A place mended by darning.

v. t.
A colloquial euphemism for Damn.

Darn

Darn , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Darning.] [OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. Tear, v. t.] To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.

He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins.

Darning last. See under Last. -- Darning needle. (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings. (b) (Zo'94l.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also devil's darning-needle.

Darn

Darn, n. A place mended by darning.

Darn

Darn, v. t. A colloquial euphemism for Damn.

To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.

A place mended by darning.

A colloquial euphemism for Damn.

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Usage Examples

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.

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