thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.
the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn ).
a tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings: He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.
verb (used without object)
Informal. to spin a yarn; tell stories.
Origin of yarn
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gearn; cognate with German Garn; akin to Old Norse gǫrn gut, Greek chordḗ intestine, chord1, Lithuanian žarnà entrails, Latin hernia a rupture, Sanskrit hirā vein
Marikar’s is a good yarn about a company that is doing well by trying to do good.
A woolly story about how Allbirds makes its shoes|Adam Lashinsky|September 22, 2020|Fortune
They come in two versions, a liquid silicone rubber that looks a lot like Apple’s original Sport Band and a braided version made from recycled yarn that truly sparkles.
Apple Watch Series 6 first impressions: A stretchy addition looks great|Aaron Pressman|September 17, 2020|Fortune
Christopher Plummer hopes audiences will enjoy watching a “good yarn” when his new series Departure debuts on Peacock Thursday.
Christopher Plummer on his new series ‘Departure’ and acting in different formats|radmarya|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Meanwhile, 40 miles south of Conover, in the town of Belmont, the Textile Technology Center at Gaston College specializes in what the industry refers to as “yarn.”
Unmade in America|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Perhaps that's why Goldfarb didn't comment any further on his yarn.
Michael Goldfarb Doesn't Care About Facts|Ali Gharib|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was afraid to tell my story directly, wanted to couch it in a fanciful (and imitative) yarn of sex and intrigue.
‘Miracle Boy Grows Up’: Ben Mattlin Speaks to Jay McInerney|Jay McInerney|December 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So we learned about it when Republicans raised it, and it became the latest ball of yarn for the news media.
Romney Takes Advantage of Democrats’ Israel Gaffe|Lloyd Grove|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In other words, he took substantial liberties with the facts to improve the yarn.
Another Memoir Meltdown|Howard Kurtz|April 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I wur, an' I wurn't, which is not mebbe a very plain statement, but you kin jedge fur yourself if you care to hear my yarn.
In Search of El Dorado|Alexander MacDonald
He threw the paper across to the young men to sign as witnesses, and then returned to his glass and his yarn.
A Mock Idyl|Percy Ross
This man was a manufacturer of linen cloth, and used to bleach his own yarn.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Starters should not wind on to bobbins when there is yarn on to piece up by.
Instruction book on ring spinning|Francis L. Lincoln
I told you there was quite a yarn hitched to that smokin' business.
Thankful's Inheritance|Joseph C. Lincoln
British Dictionary definitions for yarn
yarn
/ (jɑːn) /
noun
a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc
informala long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events
spin a yarninformal
to tell such a story
to make up or relate a series of excuses
verb
(intr)to tell such a story or stories
Word Origin for yarn
Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut