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单词 yarnstorm
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yarnstormn.

Brit. /ˈjɑːnstɔːm/, U.S. /ˈjɑrnˌstɔrm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yarn n., storm n.
Etymology: < yarn n. + storm n. Compare slightly earlier yarnstorm v., yarnstormer n. at yarnstorm v. Derivatives, and yarnstorming n. at yarnstorm v. Derivatives. Compare also yarn bomb n.Compare the following slightly earlier (and probably unrelated) homonymous formation, apparently a blend of yarn n. and brainstorm n.:2007 Daily Star 29 Oct. 26 Needle queen Carol Meldrum had clearly had a yarnstorm when she came up with these patterns for her guide Knitted Icons.
The action or an act of covering or decorating public objects with colourful knitted or crocheted items; an instance or example of yarn bombing (cf. yarn bombing n., yarnstorming n. at yarnstorm v. Derivatives).
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2010 Times 3 Mar. 24/4 Buzz words: yarnstorm or guerrilla knitting: the art of covering part of the world in a knitted or crocheted fabric.
2012 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 13 Apr. 10 We're delighted with the imaginative and amusing coverage given to our Olympic yarnstorm on Saltburn pier.
2014 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Metro section) b2 (header) County courthouse picked for ‘yarnstorm’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

yarnstormv.

Brit. /ˈjɑːnstɔːm/, U.S. /ˈjɑrnˌstɔrm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yarn n., storm v.
Etymology: < yarn n. + storm v. Compare slightly earlier yarn bomb v. Perhaps compare also barnstorm v.
transitive. = yarn bomb v.
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2009 Observer 1 Nov. (Guide to Night Suppl.) 4/3 Perri..is particularly proud of yarnstorming an entire phone box in Parliament Square as part of a six-woman squad earlier this year.
2011 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 May e1 In London, Knit the City has ‘yarnstormed’ fountains and fences.
2013 Associated Press State & Local Wire (Nexis) 10 May Maurer moved on to yarnstorming birdhouses and stealthily depositing them at friends' homes.

Derivatives

ˈyarnstormer n. = yarn bomber n. at yarn bomb v. Derivatives; cf. graffiti knitter n. at graffiti n. Compounds.
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2009 Observer 1 Nov. (Guide to Night Suppl.) 4/2 Perri is a ‘yarnstormer’, and she is my entree into the world of guerrilla knitting.
2013 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 10 Sept. 5 The yarnstormers are a mystery group of dedicated knitters who toil for hours on their eye-catching work and then creep out at dead of night to install it at prominent points in the town.
ˈyarnstorming n. = yarn bombing n.; cf. graffiti knitting n. at graffiti n. Compounds, guerrilla knitting n. at guerrilla n. Additions.
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2009 Observer 1 Nov. (Guide to Night Suppl.) 7/2 I would be the first to admit that as yarnstorming goes, my first attempt lacks the skill and creativity of some of Perri's other actions.
2014 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Metro section) b2 Those who wish to participate in the yarnstorming may create a piece of yarn-art for the event or donate a pre-existing art work.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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