scarf
noun
[ skɑːf ]
• a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head.
• "she tucked her woolly scarf around her neck"
Similar:
muffler,
headscarf,
headsquare,
square,
stole,
tippet,
neckerchief,
kerchief,
cravat,
bandana,
babushka,
comforter,
mantilla,
rebozo,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sash (around the waist or over the shoulder)’): probably based on Old Northern French escarpe, probably identical with Old French escharpe ‘pilgrim's scrip’.
scarf
verb
• join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other.
• "he forced me to scarf the keel timbers in watertight sections"
• make an incision in the blubber of (a whale).
scarf
noun
• a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other.
• an incision made in the blubber of a whale.
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th century.
scarf
verb
• eat or drink (something) hungrily or enthusiastically.
• "he scarfed down the waffles"
Origin:
1960s: variant of scoff2.
