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yarn
n. woven string; tale, story
 
v. weave a story, tell a tale


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Yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textilessewingcrochetingknittingweavingembroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing.  Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for hand or machine embroidery.
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yarn
Noun
1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
(synonym) narration, recital
(hypernym) report, account
(hyponym) relation, telling, recounting
(part-meronym) body
2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
(synonym) thread
(hypernym) cord
(hyponym) cotton
Verb
1. tell or spin a yarn
(hypernym) tell, narrate, recount, recite
(derivation) narration, recital


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Yarn
(n.)
Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
  
 
(n.)
One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
  
 
(n.)
A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.
  

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Yarn
To dream of yarn, denotes success in your business and an industrious companion in your home. For a young woman to dream that she works with yarn, foretells that she will be proudly recognized by a worthy man as his wife.
  

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project

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