1. (n.) A cormorant.

2. (n.) An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.

3. (v. t.) To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

4. (v. t.) To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

5. (v. t.) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.

6. (v. t.) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

7. (n.) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.

8. (n.) A scarf joint.

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