v. & n.
—v.tr.
1 mend (esp. knitted material, or a hole in it) by interweaving yarn across the hole with a needle.
2 embroider with a large running stitch.
—n. a darned area in material.
Phrases and idioms:
darning needle
1 a long needle with a large eye, used in darning.
2 US a dragonfly.
Etymology: 16th c.: perh. f. obs. dern hide
2.
v.tr., int., adj., & adv. (US durn) colloq. = DAMN (in imprecatory senses).
Etymology: corrupt. of DAMN
Useful english dictionary. 2012.