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Pronunciation : Scarf
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. skarfr.]
Definition : Defn: A cormorant. [Scot.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Scarf, n.; pl. Scarfs
Part of Speech : rarely
Etymology : [Cf. OF. escharpe a piligrim's scrip, or wallet (handing about the neck.), F. ?charpe sash, scarf; probably from OHG. scharpe pocket; also (from the French) Dan. ski?rf; Sw. sk?rp, Prov. G. sch?rfe, LG. scherf, G. sch?rpe; and also AS. scearf a fragment;
Definition : Defn: An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth. Put on your hood and scarf. Swift. With care about the banners, scarves, and staves. R. Browning.

Scarves.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Scarf
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. "My sea-gown scarfed about me." Shak.

2. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Scarfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarfing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Scarf
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Sw. skarfva to eke out, to join together, skarf a seam, joint; cf. Dan. skarre to joint, to unite timber, Icel. skara to clinich the planks of a boat, G. scharben to chop, to cut small.] (a) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber
Definition :

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Scarf, n. (a) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece. (b) A scarf joint. Scarf joint (a) A joint made by overlappin
Part of Speech : etc.
Definition :

-- Scarf weld. See under Weld.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913