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Meaning of 'scarf' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scarf [ n.]
- A cormorant.
- An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.
- In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.
- A scarf joint.
2 . Scarf [ v. t.]
- To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
- To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
- To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.
- To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

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