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 Definitions of Scarf  [ɑrf]  

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Definition of 'Scarf' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) scarf
a long, sometimes broad strip of cloth worn about the neck, shoulders, or head for warmth or style.

2.  scarf
a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc.

3. (n.) scarf
a tapered end on a piece to be assembled with a scarf joint.

4. (v.t.) scarf
to assemble with a scarf joint.

5.  scarf
to form a scarf on (timber).

6. (Slang.) scarf
to eat, esp. voraciously (often fol. by down or up):
to scarf down junk food.

Etymology:  (1955–60, Amer.; var. of scoff2, with r inserted prob. through r-dialect speakers' mistaking the underlying vowel as an r-less ar)

Definition of 'Scarf' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) scarf
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

2. (verb) scarf joint, scarf
a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

3. (verb) scarf
masturbate while strangling oneself

4. (verb) scarf
unite by a scarf joint

5. (verb) scarf
wrap in or adorn with a scarf


Definition of 'Scarf' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) scarf
a piece of cloth worn around the neck
a winter hat and scarf; a pretty flowered scarf


Definition of 'Scarf' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Scarf
a cormorant

2. (noun) Scarf
an article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth

3. (noun) Scarf
in a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece

4. (noun) Scarf
a scarf joint

5. (verb) Scarf
to throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf

6. (verb) Scarf
to dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping

7. (verb) Scarf
to form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc

8. (verb) Scarf
to unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint


Translation of 'Scarf' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a long strip of material to wear round one's neck.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: serp Arabic flag Arabic: لِفاع، وِشاح المَرْأه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: шал
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cachecol Czech flag Czech: šála German flag German: der Schal
Danish flag Danish: (hals-)tørklæde Greek flag Greek: κασκόλ Spanish flag Spanish: bufanda
Estonian flag Estonian: sall Farsi flag Farsi: شال؛روسري Finnish flag Finnish: huivi
French flag French: écharpe Hebrew flag Hebrew: צָעִיף Hindi flag Hindi: स्कार्फ
Croatian flag Croatian: šal, rubac Hungarian flag Hungarian: sál Indonesian flag Indonesian: syal
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hálsklútur, trefill Italian flag Italian: sciarpa Japanese flag Japanese: スカーフ
Korean flag Korean: 목도리 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: šalikas, kaklajuostė Latvian flag Latvian: šalle
Malay flag Malay: skaf Dutch flag Dutch: sjaal Norwegian flag Norwegian: skjerf
Polish flag Polish: szalik Persian flag Persian: شال؛روسري Pashto flag Pashto: نى، زړوكى، د غاړى يا سردس
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cachecol Romanian flag Romanian: eşarfă Russian flag Russian: шарф
Slovak flag Slovak: šál Slovenian flag Slovenian: šal Serbian flag Serbian: marama
Swedish flag Swedish: halsduk, scarf, sjal Thai flag Thai: ผ้าพันคอ Turkish flag Turkish: eşarp
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 圍巾 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: шарф Urdu flag Urdu: گلوبند
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: khăn quàng cổ Chinese flag Chinese: 围巾

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