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SCARF

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Irregular inflected form: scarves   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scarf" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scarf"):

boa; feather boa (a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur)

fichu (a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman)

kerchief (a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck)

lambrequin (a scarf that covers a knight's helmet)

mantilla (a woman's silk or lace scarf)

muffler (a scarf worn around the neck)

patka (a scarf worn by Sikh men)

rebozo (a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used as a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women)

sable (a scarf (or trimming) made of sable)

stole (a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women)

tudung (a scarf worn around the head by Muslim women in Malaysia; conceals the hair but not the face)

Derivation:

scarf (wrap in or adorn with a scarf)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

Synonyms:

scarf; scarf joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scarf" is a kind of...):

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)

Derivation:

scarf (unite by a scarf joint)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wrap in or adorn with a scarf

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "scarf" is one way to...):

assume; don; get into; put on; wear (put clothing on one's body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

scarf (a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unite by a scarf joint

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scarf" is one way to...):

join (cause to become joined or linked)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

scarf (a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Masturbate while strangling oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "scarf" is one way to...):

fuck off; jack off; jerk off; masturbate; she-bop; wank (get sexual gratification through self-stimulation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Credits

 Context examples: 

The black man, with the woman's crimson scarf tied round his swarthy head, stood forward in the centre of the path, with a long dull-colored knife in his hand, while the other, waving a ragged cudgel, cursed at Alleyne and dared him to come on.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But Brissenden, breathing painfully, had dropped off to sleep, his chin buried in a scarf and resting on his sunken chest, his body wrapped in the long overcoat and shaking to the vibration of the propellers.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I remember her appearance at the moment—it was very graceful and very striking: she wore a morning robe of sky-blue crape; a gauzy azure scarf was twisted in her hair.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

"What would you do, Adele? Cudgel your brains for an expedient. How would a white or a pink cloud answer for a gown, do you think? And one could cut a pretty enough scarf out of a rainbow."

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Recall the august yet harmonious lineaments, the Grecian neck and bust; let the round and dazzling arm be visible, and the delicate hand; omit neither diamond ring nor gold bracelet; portray faithfully the attire, aerial lace and glistening satin, graceful scarf and golden rose; call it 'Blanche, an accomplished lady of rank.'

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

She, too, was attired in oriental fashion: a crimson scarf tied sash-like round the waist: an embroidered handkerchief knotted about her temples; her beautifully-moulded arms bare, one of them upraised in the act of supporting a pitcher, poised gracefully on her head.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)