scarf

Definitions

1. 1.To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. "My sea-gown scarfed about me." Shak.
2. 2.To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. Shak.
3. 3.(a) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc. (b) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
4. 4.(a) 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. (b) A scarf joint. Scarf joint (a) A joint made by overlapping and bolting or locking together the ends of two pieces of timber that are halved, notched, or cut away so that they will fit each other and form a lengthened beam of the same size at the junction as elsewhere. (b) A joint formed by welding, riveting, or brazing together the overlapping scarfed ends, or edges, of metal rods, sheets, etc. -- Scarf weld. See under Weld.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. "My sea-gown scarfed about me." Shak called?
• What is to dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. Shak called?
• What is (a) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc. (b) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint called?