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scarf

UK/skɑːf/ US/skɑɹf/ fairly common slang us
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

2.

a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

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verb

1.
2.
3.

wrap in or adorn with a scarf

Origin

Generally thought to be a variant, attested since the 1950s, of scoff (“eat (quickly)”) (of which scorf is another attested variant), itself a variant of scaff. Sometimes alternatively suggested to be a dialectal survival of Old English scearfian, sceorfan (“gnaw, bite”) (compare scurf).

Phrases

  • Ascot scarf
  • head scarf
  • infinity scarf
  • Möbius scarf
  • Palestinian scarf
  • pioneer scarf
  • red scarf

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