yarn
         n 1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a
               course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn:
               {narration}, {recital}, {yarn}]
         2: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or
            nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving [syn: {thread},
            {yarn}]
         v 1: tell or spin a yarn

English Dictionary: yearn	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yearn v desire strongly or persistently [syn: hanker, long, yearn] have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" Synonym(s): ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish have affection for; feel tenderness for
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yarn \Yarn\, n. [OE. yarn, [f4]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen,       G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf.       {Cord}.]       1. 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.          2. (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a             rope are composed.          3. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his             companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yearn \Yearn\, v. i. & t. [See {Yearnings}.]       To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yearn \Yearn\, v. i. [OE. yernen, [yogh]ernen, [yogh]eornen, AS.       geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern       desirous, girnean, gernean, to desire, D. gaarne gladly,       willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern, a., G. gier       greed, OHG. gir[c6] greed, ger desirous, ger[omac]n to       desire, G. begehren, Icel. girna to desire, gjarn eager,       Goth. fa[a1]huga[a1]rns covetous, ga[a1]rnjan to desire, and       perhaps to Gr. chai`rein to rejoice, be glad, Skr. hary to       desire, to like. [root]33.]       To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered       uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to       strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to       be eager.                   Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his                brother; and he sought where to weep.      --Gen. xliii.                                                                               30.                   Your mother's heart yearns towards you.   --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yearn \Yearn\ (y[etil]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yearned}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Yearning}.] [Also earn, ern; probably a corruption       of OE. ermen to grieve, AS. ierman, yrman, or geierman,       geyrman, fr. earm wretched, poor; akin to D. & G. arm, Icel.       armr, Goth. arms. The y- in English is perhaps due to the AS.       ge (see {Y-}).]       To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.] [bd]She laments, sir, for       it, that it would yearn your heart to see it.[b8] --Shak.                   It yearns me not if men my garments wear. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yearn \Yearn\, v. i.       To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. [Obs.]       [bd]Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.[b8]       --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yern \Yern\, v. i.       See 3d {Yearn}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yern \Yern\, a. [OE. [f4]ern, [f4]eorne, AS. georn desirous,       eager. See {Yearn} to long.]       Eager; brisk; quick; active. [Obs.] [bd]Her song . . . loud       and yern.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yerne \Yerne\, adv. [OE. [f4]eorne. See {Yern}, a.]       Eagerly; briskly; quickly. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.                   My hands and my tongue go so yerne.         --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yren \Yr"en\, n.       Iron. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yronne \Y*ron"ne\, obs. p. p. of {Run}.       Run. --Chaucer.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Yarn       Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh,       i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a       host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Version       has: "And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen       yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price;"       but the Revised Version correctly renders: "And the horses which       Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants       received them in droves, each drove at a price."