- Main Entry:
- 1darn

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈdärn\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- perhaps from French dialect darner
- Date:
- circa 1600
transitive verb
1
: to mend with interlacing stitches
2
: to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches
intransitive verb
: to do darning
— darn·er noun