Darning

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Darn \Darn\ (d[aum]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darned}
     (d[aum]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darning}.] [OE. derne, prob. of
     Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. &
     Arm. to E. tear. Cf. {Tear}, v. t.]
     To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn
     or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or


     thread.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning
           his stockings.                           --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Darning last}. See under {Last}.
  
     {Darning needle}.
     (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents,
         especially in stockings.
     (b) (Zool.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long,
         cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are
         harmless and without stings.
  
     Note: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called
           also {devil's darning-needle}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  darning
       n : the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads