darn
1to curse; damn: Darn that pesky fly!
Idioms about darn
give a darn. damn (def. 14).
Origin of darn
1Other definitions for darn (2 of 2)
to mend (torn clothing, especially of knitted fabric) with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows to span a gap: At the sound of my greeting, Grandma looked up and stopped darning the sock, holding her arms out for a hug.
a darned place, as in a garment: That old sweater full of darns was one of my favorite things to put on after work.
Origin of darn
2synonym study For darn
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How to use darn in a sentence
She washed the old brown stockings with their many neat darns, and hung them up to dry.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerAnd the darns were indeed of surprising neatness for a little maid of but eleven years of age.
Maid Sally | Harriet A. CheeverThe Downs family mending went into Mary's basket, and Billy's darns and patches alone were no small matter.
Mary Ware's Promised Land | Annie Fellows JohnstonI could get some of those fine, thick stockings, hers are all darns,—but they might not fit.
Spinning-Wheel Stories | Louisa May AlcottThere was a gentle mellowness in the twilight which softened the darns in the patchwork picture the place presented.
The One-Way Trail | Ridgwell Cullum
British Dictionary definitions for darn (1 of 2)
/ (dɑːn) /
to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches
a patch of darned work on a garment
the process or act of darning
Origin of darn
1Derived forms of darn
- darner, noun
- darning, noun
British Dictionary definitions for darn (2 of 2)
/ (dɑːn) /
a euphemistic word for damn (def. 1), damn (def. 2), damn (def. 4), damn (def. 4), damn (def. 15)
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