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  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.




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