'Darn' definitions:
Definition of 'Darn'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Darn'
From: GCIDE
- Darn \Darn\, n. A place mended by darning. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'darn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- accurse,
- anathematize,
- blamed,
- blankety-blank,
- blaspheme,
- blast,
- blasted,
- blessed,
- cobble,
- commission,
- condition,
- confound,
- confounded,
- curse,
- cursed,
- cussed,
- damn,
- do up,
- doctor,
- doggone,
- downright,
- excommunicate,
- execrate,
- fix,
- fix up,
- fulminate against,
- hex,
- imprecate,
- infernal,
- mend,
- outright,
- overhaul,
- patch,
- patch up,
- positive,
- put in commission,
- put in order,
- put in repair,
- put in shape,
- ready,
- recap,
- recondition,
- repair,
- retread,
- service,
- set to rights,
- sew up,
- straight-out,
- throw a whammy,
- thunder against,
- tinker,
- tinker up,
- unmitigated