Definition for YARN

YARN, n. [Sax. gearn; G. Ice. and Sw. garn; D. garen.]

  1. Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to cotton and linen.
  2. In rope-making, one of the threads of which a rope is composed. It is spun from hemp.

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