was wotd|2007|October|20
English
Etymology
From ME., from the OE. term|gearn; which is akin to the OHG. term|garn||yarn, German term|Garn, and w:Greek language|Greek term|scGrek|�ο�δή|trchord�||string; w:Latin language|Latin term|hernia||rupture, and the w:Sanskrit language|Sanskrit term||hira|band.
Pronunciation
a|RP enPR|yân, IPA|/j��n/, SAMPA|/jA:n/
a|US enPR|yârn, IPA|/j��rn/, SAMPA|/jA:rn/
audio|en-us-yarn.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)n
Homophones
yawn i|in non-rhotic accents
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- uncountable A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- nautical bundle|Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
- countable A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
Synonyms
sense|story or tale story, tale
Derived terms
yarn-beam
yarn-spinner
yarnwindle
Translations
trans-top|fiber strand for knitting or weaving
Dutch: t-|nl|garen|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fadeno|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: lanka, rihma
German: t+|de|Garn|n
trans-mid
Polish: prz�dza m
Spanish: t+|es|hilo|m
Swedish: t-|sv|garn|n
trans-bottom
trans-top|nautical
Finnish: t+|fi|lanka
trans-mid
Polish: skr�tka m
trans-bottom
trans-top|story
Finnish: tarina, juttu, sepustus
trans-mid
Polish: opowie��
Spanish: t-|es|batallita|f
trans-bottom
See also
hank
twine
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