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Definition of Scarf
Scarf
A cormorant.
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.
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
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.
A scarf joint.

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Scarf Quotations

What to do? We yanked the dress up over her lovely attributes and with the addition of a scarf, the problem was solved. Sorry, guys, blame that stuffy censor. He hated surprises.
Audrey Meadows

We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf.
Lalla Ward

I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing.
Adrian Grenier

Scarf Translations

scarf in German is Schal
scarf in Italian is scialle, fazzoletto da collo
scarf in Spanish is echarpe, bufanda
scarf in Swedish is halsduk

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