scarf
noun /skɑːf/
/skɑːrf/
(plural scarves
/skɑːvz/
/skɑːrvz/
, less frequent scarfs)- a piece of cloth that is worn around the neck, for example to keep warm or for decoration. Women also wear scarves over their shoulders or hair.
enlarge image- a woollen/silk scarf
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2- He wrapped his scarf around his neck.
- Her hair was covered by a silk scarf.
- She had a scarf tied over her head.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- thick
- cashmere
- …
- wind around something
- wrap around something
- knot
- …
- cover something
Word Originnoun mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘sash (around the waist or over the shoulder)’): probably based on Old Northern French escarpe, probably identical with Old French escharpe ‘pilgrim's scrip’.
