yarn
noun
[ jɑːn ]
• spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
• "hanks of pale green yarn"
Similar:
thread,
cotton,
wool,
fibre,
filament,
strand,
ply,
cord,
twine,
string,
line,
• a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible.
• "he never let reality get in the way of a good yarn"
Similar:
story,
tale,
anecdote,
fable,
parable,
traveller's tale,
fairy story,
rigmarole,
saga,
sketch,
narrative,
reminiscence,
account,
report,
history,
tall tale,
tall story,
cock and bull story,
shaggy-dog story,
spiel,
yarn
verb
• tell a long or implausible story.
• "they were yarning about local legends and superstitions"
Origin:
Old English gearn ; of Germanic origin, related to Dutch garen .
