darned
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4.2
- adjective
- /dɑrnd/
:
zurcido
- Worn socks, it turned out, were tossed, not darned as in my grandmother's era.
- a pair of darned socks
Examples
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l'll wear the darned clothes if you want me to...
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He mended pants, darned socks, and plastered his picture window so densely in sale apparel that you could barely see inside the store.
Fiction book (2001) -
" Forget about that darned sword, will you?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Gotta get your underwear washed and your socks darned.
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To be fair, the last one was at the end of the game and was four-down territory, but Campbell's short throws limited the offense and, even when completed, were still short of that darned yellow line.
Blog text (11) -
She shivered when she took off her outer clothes and quickly pulled on heavy winter pajamas, a much-darned pair of socks she used for sleeping in, then put her heavy sweater on top.
Fiction book (1993) -
I found a hole in my favorite sweater, so I darned it carefully with matching thread.
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The old quilt was beautifully darned, showing the skill of the artisan who repaired it.
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After inspecting the worn-out socks, she realized they could be darned to extend their life instead of being thrown away.
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Etymology
Darned meaning 'repaired by sewing' comes from the verb darn, which means 'to mend a hole with thread', like using a needle to close a hole. So a darned sock or sweater has had its hole sewn up and can be worn again.