scarf
2
9.0
- noun
- /skɑrf/
- Specialized
:
empalme
- - Hand me that scarf.
- a scarf joint
Examples
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I want to use this scarf.
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A scarf, as a tourniquet, is tied around his leg.
Fiction book (1992) -
Do not start putting down the scarf.
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A scarf will hold your stick-game set to keep them safe.
Fiction book (2002) -
Liberty opened her parka, took the wool scarf from her neck, and carefully put the pieces in the scarf.
Fiction book (1993) -
Use your scarf.
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And when the shopkeeper opened her bag to help her with the items, she hated him, for there in front of everyone he pulled out the scarf and set it on the counter.
Fiction book (1996) -
The newspaper magazine section advertising a Jamesway sale is still bound with snipped-off scarf strings.
Fiction book (1996) -
On the scarf is a square, flat, silver-plated, long-handled brush and a comb, its mate, dug into its bristles, a hand mirror, and a little papier-mâché box of hair pins.
Fiction book (1993) -
Carpenters often use scarf joints to create strong connections between two wooden beams.
Synonyms
A connection where two pieces are shaped to fit end to end to form a longer piece
Compounds
- Specialized
A connection where two pieces are shaped to fit end to end to form a longer piece
How Strong
- Specialized
1
6.6
- Specialized
2
9.0
- Specialized
1
5.8
- Specialized
1
6.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scarf in building comes from the idea of cutting and fitting two ends so they lock together, often called a scarf joint, so a scarf is the notched join that makes two pieces look like one.