Meaning

noun something of little value

noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

verb repair by sewing

originFrom Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Related to Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”, adjective).

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