darn·ing needle

(där′nĭng)

1. A long, large-eyed, often blunt needle used in darning.

2. Northeastern, Upper Northern, & Western US See dragonfly.

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darning needle

1. (Knitting & Sewing) a long needle with a large eye used for darning

2. (Animals) US and Canadian a dialect name for a dragonfly

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darn′ing nee`dle

1. a long needle with a long eye used in darning.

2. Chiefly Northern and Western U.S. a dragonfly.

[1755–65]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	darning needle - a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread embroidery needle sewing needle - a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
	2.	darning needle - slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. dragonfly, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder, sewing needle, devil's darning needle odonate - large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings

Translations

ago da rammendo

darning needle

n → Stopfnadel f

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It flew open, and there he stood in his dressing gown, with a big blue sock on one hand and a darning needle in the other.

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Then they went up to make their request in due form, to the great delight of gentle Aunt Peace, who got quite excited with the fun that went on while they would yarn, looked up darning needles, and fitted out a nice little mending basket for her pupil.

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You may tell Miss Smith that I forgot to make a memorandum of the darning needles, but she shall have some papers sent in next week; and she is not, on any account, to give out more than one at a time to each pupil: if they have more, they are apt to be careless and lose them.

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But is it now too late to get the darning needle out to do what is necessary?

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