yarn
A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weavingA twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
» How much yarn would be necessary to make a sweater like that?
Сколько нужно пряжи, чтобы связать такой свитер?
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
Garn
пря́жаprjáža
пря́жаprjáža
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
(countable, uncountable)Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
Tau
(countable)A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
spin a yarn
ба́йкаbájka, небыли́цаnebylíca
Examples
26 sentencesHow much yarn would be necessary to make a sweater like that?
ruСколько нужно пряжи, чтобы связать такой свитер?
Cats like playing with yarn.
The baby tangled the ball of yarn.
This yarn feels soft to the touch.
deDieses Garn fühlt sich weich an.
How much yarn does this sweater require?
ruСколько на этот свитер понадобится пряжи?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English yern, yarn, from the Old English ġearn (“yarn, spun wool”), from ProtoFrom Middle English yern, 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”).
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Forms
plural: yarnsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable