Meaning

noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

verb tell or spin a yarn

originFrom Middle English yarne, ȝern, yarn, from the Old English ġearn (“yarn, spun wool”), from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (“yarn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰerH- (“tharm, guts, intestines”). Cognates Akin to West Frisian jern, Dutch garen (“yarn”), German Garn (“yarn”), Danish garn, Swedish garn (“yarn, thread”), Icelandic garn (“yarn”), Latin hernia…

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