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