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- noun Plural form of
scarf . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
scarf .
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Examples
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The next day came men in scarfs to whom I made the same appeal.
The Ruin of a Princess Cl 1912
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Before the carousal my Chinamen had securely fastened their money in scarfs about their necks, and the landlady, as each one became overpowered by the liquor, gave them their sleeping places, and there was no longer any fear.
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He also sold vests or waistcoats, lace-edged neck cloths, gloves, sword scarfs and girdles, generally of his own design; yet though his shop was regularly crowded with gallants and courtiers, the man himself managed to preserve much of the honesty and simplicity which had been his making in the days gone by.
Tom Tufton's Travels Evelyn Everett-Green 1894
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She's a short blond woman sitting in an Everest & Jennings motorized chair wearing one of those clear plastic "scarfs" over her hair and a white trash bag over her lap.
Marian Elaine Myers Kay Olson 2007
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She's a short blond woman sitting in an Everest & Jennings motorized chair wearing one of those clear plastic "scarfs" over her hair and a white trash bag over her lap.
Archive 2007-11-01 Kay Olson 2007
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Humble old ladies proudly protected their new hairdos with bright silk scarfs.
Rick Steves: A Naked, Post-Soviet Hot Tub Experience Rick Steves 2011
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Through Tonight: No heavy coats or scarfs required.
PM Update: 70 likely for week's 3rd time Fri. Jason Samenow 2011
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CCTV cant pick up descriptions because they have hoods up and scarfs covering their faces.
Oh How We Laughed……But Not Too Loudly. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Noticing his tardiness, Rick quickly scarfs his remaining meal and apologizes to his family.
Unknown Brothers Jeff Geiger 2011
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Every morning, he gets up a little earlier then he has to, rushes out of bed, and quickly scarfs down his meager meal of biscuits and jam.
Windows Jeff Geiger 2011
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