scarf

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
  2. noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
  3. verb masturbate while strangling oneself

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.

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