scarf

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for scarf

scarf 🔊 /skɑˈɹf/

scarf : යටලී මූට්ටුව

scarf : උතුරුසළුව

scarf definition

Noun.

  1. A cormorant.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A scarf joint.

Transitive verb.

  1. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
  2. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
  3. To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.
  4. To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.