yarnとは 意味・定義・例文
Noun 名詞
1. cotton, wool, silk, or other fibers in the form of thick thread, used for knitting; thick thread made of cotton, wool, silk, nylon etc., which is used to knit things or make cloth
織物用糸, 紡ぎ糸, 糸
cotton yarn
wool yarn
a ball of yarn
spin[⇔unsnarl] a yarn
spin a cotton into yarn
Cotton yarn is woven into cotton cloth.
2.
(a) the account of one’s journey
(a) 土産話
(b) a long story that has a lot of exciting details but is not completely true; a tale or story that seems exaggerated, false, or doubtful
(b) 大げさな作り話
spin a yarn
a big yarn ー a tall tale
a hair-raising yarn ー a horror[lurid, gruesome] story
Verb 動詞
1. tell a long stories; spin[tell] a yarn
ほら話をする, 長々と冒険談を語る, 盛って話す
yarn about one's past