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Bible Dictionaries
Scarf
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A scarf joint.
(2):
(n.) An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.
(3):
(v. t.) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
(4):
(n.) A cormorant.
(5):
(v. t.) To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
(6):
(v. t.) To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
(7):
(n.) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.
(8):
(v. t.) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scarf'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/scarf.html. 1828.
