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Darning definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

D'ARNING, ppr. Mending in imitation of the original texture; sewing together; as a torn stocking, or cloth.
D'ARNING, n. The act of mending, as a hole in a garment.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the action of a person who darns. 2 things to be darned.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Darn Darn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darned; p. pr. & vb. n. Darning.] [OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. Tear, v. t.] To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins. --Swift. Darning last. See under Last. Darning needle. (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings. (b) (Zo["o]l.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. Note: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also devil's darning-needle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see darn