darn.
Damn.
Meaning & usage
Damn.
Where this word comes from
A minced oath of damn.
Damn.
Where this word comes from
A minced oath of damn.
Damn.
Where this word comes from
A minced oath of damn.
Damn.
His opinion isn't worth a darn.
Where this word comes from
A minced oath of damn.
Damned.
Where this word comes from
A minced oath of damn.
To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
I need to darn these socks again.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Related to Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”, adjective).
A place mended by darning.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dernen (“to keep secret, hide, conceal (a hole)”), from Old English diernan (“to hide, conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”). Related to Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”, adjective).
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