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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
darned \darned\ adj.
an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for
no darned reason at all.
syn: blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn,
goddamned, gosh-darned.
wordnet 1.5
see also:
damned
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
darn \darn\ daumrn, v. t. imp. p. p. darned
daumrnd; 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 stitches of yarn
or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or
thread.
1913 webster
he spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning
his stockings. --swift.
1913 webster
darning last. see under last.
darning needle.
a a long, strong needle for mending holes or rents,
especially in stockings.
b zool. any species of dragon fly, having a long,
cylindrical body, resembling a needle. these flies are
harmless and without stings.
note: in this sense, usually written with a hyphen. called
also devil's darning-needle.
1913 webster
see also:
darned darning tear darning last last darning needle
devil's darning-needle
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
darned
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted
idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter";
"not a blessed dime"; "i'll be damned or blessed or
darned or goddamned if i'll do any such thing"; "he's
a damn or goddam or goddamned fool"; "a deuced
idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an
infernal nuisance" syn: blasted, blame, blamed,
blessed, damn, damned, deuced, everlasting, goddam,
goddamn, goddamned, infernal
see also:
blasted blame blamed blessed damn damned
deuced everlasting goddam goddamn goddamned
infernal
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