Darn

a. [W. and Armor. aarn, a piece, a patch, a fragment; O. Fr. darne, a slice, a thin broad piece.] To mend a rent or hole, by imitating the texture of the stuff with yarn, or thread and a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread; as, to darn a stocking. - A vulgarism for the expletive word damn. (American.) -n. A piece or place repaired by darning. Darn'er, n. One who darns, or mends by darning. Darnes'town, in Maryland , a post-village of Montgomery co., abt. 55 m. W. by S. of Anna polis. Darnetal, ( darn'tal ), a town of France, dep. Seine Inferieure, 2 m. W. of Rouen. Manuf . Woollen goods, and paper. Pop . 7,000.