- darn n
- When needled for a completion date the seamstress said 'ahem' - she was doing sew-sew and that it only seamed that the darn thing was taking a long time.
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darn n
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darn — adv. (înv.; în loc.) În darn = în zadar, degeaba. – Din it. indarnó. Trimis de ionel bufu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 DARN adv. înv. : În darn zadarnic; degeaba; în zadar. /<it. indarno … Dicționar Român
darn — darn1 [därn] vt., vi. [< MFr dial. darner, to piece together, mend < Bret darn, a piece < IE base * der , to pull off, split apart > TEAR1] to mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network of stitches across the … English World dictionary
Darn — may refer to: Darning, a sewing technique Darn, a minced oath used in lieu of damn Darn, a unit of measurement, equal to 2.587 feet (US). This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
darn it — darn it/you/him/etc mainly american informal phrase used when you are annoyed about something Darn it! I was sure I’d left my keys here. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoye … Useful english dictionary
Darn — Darn, n. A place mended by darning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Darn — Darn, v. t. A colloquial euphemism for {Damn}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
darn — [interj] damn confound it, cripes, damn it, dang*, darnation, doggone, drat*, gosh darn; concepts 52,54 … New thesaurus
darń — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. ż IVa, lm M. darńrnie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} wierzchnia warstwa gleby wraz z roślinami, martwymi i żywymi korzeniami roślin; pocięte płaty gleby wraz z rosnącą na niej trawą, służące do umacniania rowów i nasypów : {{/stl… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
darn it! — ˈdarn it! idiom (informal, especially NAmE) used as a mild swear word to show that you are angry or annoyed about sth, to avoid saying ‘ damn ’ • Darn it! I ve lost my keys! … Useful english dictionary
darn — index repair Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
