yarn

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1. yarn - Noun

2. yarn - Verb

Meaning

Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.

One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.

A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.

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It will be easy for us once we receive the ball of yarn from Ariadne (love) and then go through all the mazes of the labyrinth (life) and kill the monster. But how many are there who plunge into life (the labyrinth) without taking that precaution? Soren Kierkegaard

As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a WOW outcome! Tom Peters

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea. David Brin

When we started work on setting up a polyester filament yarn project, my chemical engineering and business school background helped me in organizing the work, creating reporting structures, motivating people... in all this, my father and Rasikbhai were two steps ahead of me. Mukesh Ambani

She spun, as a matter of form and status alone, her woollen yarn and her oft-breaking thread. What else did she spin? he wondered. And the answer, not spoken aloud, was, a web. And one that now seemed sure to hold him fast. To hold him fast indeed. Avram Davidson

It is good spinning from another's yarn. Dutch Proverb

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