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Plural for spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing
“In another building, not far from where the sewing is taking place, cotton is spun into yarn and turned into fabric.”
Plural for an interesting or amusing story, typically fictional or exaggerated
“Tommy had been telling us some yarn about how a man he knew had jerked a fifteen-pound salmon clean out of the water.”
Plural for a lie or falsehood, or the act of lying or concocting a falsehood
Plural for a thread, filament, or other hairlike structure
Plural for the hair of ruminant animals used to make cloth or yarn
Plural for the expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people
Plural for a witty remark or joke
Plural for any material made of interlacing fibres
Plural for rumour, gossip, or speculation
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