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scarves

scarves is the plural of scarf.

Meaning of scarf

Noun (1)

scarf (plural scarves or scarfs)

  1. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
    • Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 2, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  2. A headscarf.
  3. (dated) A neckcloth or cravat.

Noun (2)

scarf (plural scarfs)

  1. (transitive) A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.
  2. (transitive) A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
  3. (transitive) A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.

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Phrases with scarves

Questions about scarves

What is scarves the plural of?
Scarves is the plural of scarf.

Words near scarves in the dictionary

  1. scarus
  2. Scarva
  3. scarve
  4. scarved
  5. scarveless
  6. scarves
  7. scarving
  8. scarvings
  9. scarwed
  10. scary
  11. scary devil monastery

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