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  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarf  \Scarf\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Scarfed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Scarfing}.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarf  \Scarf\,  v.  t.  [Sw.  skarfva  to  eke  out  to  join  together, 
  skarf  a  seam,  joint;  cf  Dan.  skarre  to  joint,  to  unite 
  timber,  Icel.  skara  to  clinch  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,  metal  rods,  etc 
  b  To  unite,  as  two  pieces  of  timber  or  metal,  by  a  scarf 
  joint. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarf  \Scarf\  (sk[aum]rf),  n.  [Icel.  skarfr.] 
  A  cormorant.  [Scot.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarf  \Scarf\,  n.;  pl  {Scarfs},  rarely  {Scarves}  (sk[aum]rvz). 
  [Cf.  OF  escharpe  a  pilgrim's  scrip,  or  wallet  (hanging  about 
  the  neck),  F.  ['e]charpe  sash,  scarf;  probably  from  OHG. 
  scharpe  pocket;  also  (from  the  French)  Dan.  ski[ae]rf;  Sw 
  sk["a]rp,  Prov.  G.  sch["a]rfe,  LG  scherf,  G.  sch["a]rpe;  and 
  also  AS  scearf  a  fragment;  possibly  akin  to  E.  scrip  a 
  wallet.  Cf  {Scarp}  a  scarf.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarf  \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  overlapping  and  bolting  or  locking 
  together  the  ends  of  two  pieces  of  timber  that  are 
  halved,  notched,  or  cut  away  so  that  they  will  fit 
  each  other  and  form  a  lengthened  beam  of  the  same  size 
  at  the  junction  as  elsewhere. 
  b  A  joint  formed  by  welding,  riveting,  or  brazing 
  together  the  overlapping  scarfed  ends  or  edges,  of 
  metal  rods,  sheets,  etc 
 
  {Scarf  weld}.  See  under  {Weld}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scarf 
  n  :  a  garment  worn  around  the  head  or  neck  or  shoulders  for 
  warmth  or  decoration 
  v  1:  masturbate  while  strangling  oneself 
  2:  unite  by  a  scarf  joint 
  3:  wrap  in  or  adorn  with  a  scarf 




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