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–n.1. a) a long, broad strip of silk, lace, or other material, worn about the neck, shoulders, head, or waist. b) = muffler (def. 2). (Cf. ↑muffler)2. a long strip of linen, etc., used as a cover for a bureau, table, piano, etc.3. a necktie with hanging ends.4. a sash worn across the chest to indicate membership in some ceremonial order.–v.t.1. to clothe, cover, or wrap with, or as if with, a scarf.2. to wrap about or around a person in the manner of a scarf.3. Archaic. to deck with flags: »
The scarfed bark puts from her native bay (Shakespeare).
╂[< Old North French escarpe < Germanic (compare Old High German scharpe bag, pocket)]scarf2 «skahrf», noun, plural scarfs, verb.–n.1. a) a joint in which the ends of beams are cut so that they lap over and join firmly. b) an end cut in this way.2. a cut made in the body of a whale.–v.t.1. to join by a scarf.2. to form a scarf on (a beam).3. to remove the skin and blubber from (a whale).4. Metallurgy. to remove surface blemishes from (steel ingots) by spraying with oxygen before rolling: »There is increasing demand for oxygen in the “scarfing”…of steel ingots or billets (Wall Street Journal).
Also, scarph.╂[perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Swedish skarv)]–scarf´er, noun.scarf3 «skahrf», transitive verb, intransitive verb.Informal. to eat quickly or hungrily; gobble: »The fans scarfed down sausages and beer at weekend double-headers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.