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Definition of 'scarf'Etymology 1
Probably from . [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scarf?s=t]. The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
(en-noun)
A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
* {{quote-book|year=1963|author=(Margery Allingham)
|title=(The China Governess)
|chapter=2 citation
|passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
A headscarf.
(dated) A neckcloth or cravat.
Verb
( en-verb)
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
* 1599-1601 , (William Shakespeare), (Hamlet), Act 5, Scene 2:
- My sea-gown scarfed about me.
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
Etymology 2
(the first two definitions)
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from (etyl) skarfr, derivative of .
Noun
( en-noun)
A type of joint in woodworking.
A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
Synonyms
* (l)
Verb
( en-verb)
To shape by grinding.
To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
Etymology 3
Of imitative origin, or a variant of scoff. Alternatively from (etyl) .
Verb
( en-verb)
(transitive|US|slang) To eat very quickly.
- You sure scarfed that pizza.
Usage notes
The more usual form in the UK is scoff.
Derived terms
* scarf down
Etymology 4
Icelandic (skarfr)?
Similar to 'scarf'serif, swarf, serf, scurf, surf, shroff, scruff, sharif, skurf, saraf, shruff
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