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Meaning of Scarf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
skɑːf

Definitions

  1. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
  2. A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.
  3. A cormorant.
  4. Archaic form of scurf (“skin disease; skin flakes”).
  5. A headscarf.
  6. A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
  7. A neckcloth or cravat.
  8. A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.

Equivalents

العربية الوشاح شال عصب وشاح
Беларуская ша́лік шарф
Български шал шарф
বাংলা স্কার্ফ
Català bufanda
Čeština šála šátek
Cymraeg sgarff
Deutsch schal
Ελληνικά κασκόλ
Esperanto koltuko skarpo
Español bufanda chalina
Eesti sall
فارسی شال
Français cache-nez écharpe
Gàidhlig sgarfa stoc
עברית צעיף
Magyar nyaksál sál
Հայերեն շարֆ վզնոց
Bahasa Indonesia syal
Íslenska trefill
Italiano scaldacollo sciarpa
ქართული ფერდი
한국어 머플러 목도리 목슈권 스카프
Kurdî daş sal şal
Latina fōcāle
Lëtzebuergesch Schal
Lietuvių šalikas
Latviešu šalle
Te Reo Māori hāngī umu
Македонски марама шал шамија
Монгол ороолт
Malti xalla
Nederlands das sjaal
Polski szal szalik
Português cachecol écharpe
Română eșarfă fular sal
Русский галстук кашне шаль шарф
Slovenščina šal
Shqip shall
Svenska halsduk
Türkçe atkı eşarp fular
Українська кашне ша́лик шарф

Examples

“Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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