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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
yarn /yɑrn/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Textiles[uncountable] thread made of natural or artificial fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
  2. [countable] a tale, esp. a long story of adventure, esp. one that is hard to believe.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
yarn  (yärn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesthread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
  2. Textilesa continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.
  3. Textilesthe thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn.)
  4. a tale, esp. a long story of adventure or incredible happenings:He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.

v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto spin a yarn;
    tell stories.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English gearn; cognate with German Garn; akin to Old Norse gǫrn gut, Greek chordé̄ intestine, chord1, Lithuanian žarnà entrails, Latin hernia a rupture, Sanskrit hirā vein

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
yarn / jɑːn/
  1. a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc
  2. a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events
  3. spin a yarn ⇒ to tell such a story
  4. to make up or relate a series of excuses
  1. (intransitive) to tell such a story or stories
Etymology: Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut

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