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Scarf

/skɑːf/

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

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📖 Definitions of "Scarf"

noun

1
A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
2
A headscarf.
3
A neckcloth or cravat.

verb

1
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
2
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scarf"

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Word	Definition
cravatnoun	A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
sashnoun	(clothing) A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
ascotnoun	A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.
shawlnoun	A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
headscarfnoun	A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
fichunoun	(chiefly historical) A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.
handkerchiefnoun	A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
hijabnoun	(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
veilnoun	Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
tissuenoun	A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
slingnoun	A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
mufflernoun	(US, automotive) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
sailingnoun	Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
sailnoun	(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
elegantnoun	An elegant parrot.
boanoun	A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.
honornoun	(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
stolenoun	A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.
wrapnoun	(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.