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scarves S0127100 (skärvz)n. A plural of scarf1.scarves (skɑːvz) n (Clothing & Fashion) a plural of scarf1scarf1 (skɑrf)
n., pl. scarfs, scarves (skärvz). 1. a long, sometimes broad strip of cloth worn about the neck, shoulders, or head for warmth or style. 2. a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc. [1545–55; perhaps identical with scarf2] scarf2 (skɑrf)
n., pl. scarfs, n. 1. a tapered end on a piece to be assembled with a scarf joint. v.t. 2. to assemble with a scarf joint. 3. to form a scarf on (timber). [1490–1500; < Old Norse skarfr (derivative of skera to cut) end cut from a beam] scarf′er, n. scarf3 (skɑrf)
v.t., v.i. Slang. to eat, esp. voraciously (often fol. by down or up): to scarf down junk food. [1955–60, Amer.; variant of scoff2, with r inserted probably through r-dialect speakers' mistaking the underlying vowel as an r-less ar] EncyclopediaSeescarf |