scarf

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SCARF, noun plural scarfs Something that hangs loose upon the shoulders; as a piece of cloth. Put on your hood and scarf SC'ARF, verb transitive 1. To throw loosely on. 2. To dress in a loose vesture. SC'ARF, verb transitive To join; to piece; to unite two pieces of timber at the ends, by letting the end of one into the end of the other, or by laying the two ends together and fastening a third piece to both.
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