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yarn

Meaning of “yarn”

Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to cotton and linen.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
4 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Kings 10:28

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “yarn”

KJV PCE
1 Kings 10:28
¶ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:28 · retained source text

¶ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarne: the kings merchants receiued the linen yarne at a price.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and the going forth of the horses which was Solomons.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 1.16. & 9.28.

2 Chronicles 1:16
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 1:16 · retained source text

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarne: the Kings merchants receiued the linnen yarne at a price.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the going foorth of the horses which was Solomons.

1611 marginal note1.King. 10.28. 2.chro. 9.28.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to cotton and linen.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 949