scarf

Meaning

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.

Verb

1. To shape by grinding.
2. To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
3. To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

Verb

To eat very quickly.

Synonyms

muffler

shawl

kerchief

handkerchief

neckerchief

headscarf

scarf joint

comforter

stole

bandanna

bandana

cravat

wrap

sash

headcloth

necktie

👔

wrapper

bevel

runner

🏃

scarves

scoff

tie

wolf

🐺

headtie

scarph

neck scarf

chamfered joint

inclined joint

splineway

table joint

neck kerchief

head-cover

alcove

long muffler

ascot

chamfer

cloth

concave

covering

coverlet

gobble

groove

headdress

hood

mantilla

mitering

necker

necklace

prayer flag

quilt

recess

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɑːf/

Etymology

Probably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse suspended from the neck”), which see). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of scrip.