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Definitions for Scarf

[1] a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
[2] a necktie or cravat with hanging ends.
[3] a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc.
[4] to cover or wrap with or as if with a scarf.
[5] to use in the manner of a scarf.
[6] a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
[7] Whaling . a strip of skin along the body of the whale.
[8] to assemble with a scarf joint.
[9] to form a scarf on (the end of a timber).
[10] Steelmaking . to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel).
[11] Whaling . to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin).
[12] to eat, especially voraciously (often followed by down or up ): to scarf down junk food.
[13] a rectangular, triangular, or long narrow piece of cloth worn around the head, neck, or shoulders for warmth or decoration
[14] to wrap with or as if with a scarf
[15] to use as or in the manner of a scarf
[16] Also called: scarf joint , scarfed joint a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
[17] the end of a piece of timber shaped to form such a joint
[18] NZ a wedge-shaped cut made in a tree before felling, to determine the direction of the fall
[19] whaling an incision made along a whale's body before stripping off the blubber
[20] to join (two pieces of timber) by means of a scarf
[21] to make a scarf on (a piece of timber)
[22] to cut a scarf in (a whale)

Words related to Scarf

shawl, stole, bandanna, kerchief, ascot, neckwear, wrapping, boa

Words nearby Scarf

scarecrow, scaredy-cat, scarehead, scaremonger, scareware, scarf, scarf cloud, scarf joint, scarfe, scarfpin, scarfskin

Origin of Scarf

31955–60, Americanism ; variant of scoff2, with r inserted probably through r-dialect speakers' mistaking the underlying vowel as an r-less ar

Other words from Scarf

scarf·less , adjective
scarf·like , adjective
scarf·er , noun

Word origin for Scarf

C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skarv, Swedish skarf, Low German, Dutch scherf scarf 1

Synonyms for Scarf

bandanna, shawl, stole, ascot, boa, kerchief, neckwear, wrapping