darning

darn ¹  (därn)

v. darned, darn·ing, darns

v.tr.

To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.

v.intr.

To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.

n.

A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.

---

[French dialectal darner, perhaps from Norman French darne, piece, from Breton darn.]

---

darn ²  (därn)

interj.

Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

adv. & adj.

Damn.

tr.v. darned, darn·ing, darns

To damn.

---

[Alteration of damn.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again

Translations

darning [ˈdɑːnɪŋ]

A. N (= action) → zurcido m; (= items to be darned) → cosas f por zurcir

B. CPD darning needle N → aguja f de zurcir
darning wool N → hilo m de zurcir

darning [ˈdɑː^rnɪŋ] n (= mending) → reprisage m
darning needle n → aiguille f à repriser

darning

n → Stopfen nt; (= things to be darned) → Flick- or Stopfsachen pl, → Flickarbeit f; I’ve a lot of darning to do → ich habe viel zu stopfen

darning [ˈdɑːnɪŋ]

1. n (action) → rammendo; (items to be darned) → roba da rammendare

2. adj (needle, wool) → da rammendo

---

darning [ˈdɑːnɪŋ]

1. n (action) → rammendo; (items to be darned) → roba da rammendare

2. adj (needle, wool) → da rammendo