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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Yarn

/yärn/ · IPA /jɑɹn/
01 n. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving,…
  1. 1.
    Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
  2. 2.
    One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.(Rope Making)
  3. 3.
    A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.[Colloq.]