scarf

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

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

Verb

1. 1
   To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
2. 2
   To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
3. 3
   To cover as or like a scarf.
4. 4
   To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.
5. 5
   To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
6. 6
   To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
7. 7
   To eat very quickly.