Oxford Essential Dictionary
scarf
noun (plural scarves )
a piece of material that you wear around your neck or head
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sunset
sun‧set /ˈsʌnset/ BrE AmE noun
scarf
I. scarf1 /skɑːf $ skɑːrf/ BrE AmE noun (plural scarfs or scarves /skɑːvz $ skɑːrvz/) [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old North French; Origin: escarpe, from Old French escherpe 'bag hung around the neck']
a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders, especially to keep warm
II. scarf2 BrE AmE (also scarf down/up) verb [transitive] American English informal
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: scoff 'to eat quickly' (18-21 centuries)]
to eat something very quickly:
She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work.
1. [uncountable] the time of day when the sun disappears and night begins
at sunset
We take the flag down at sunset.
2. [uncountable and countable] the coloured part of the sky where the sun is disappearing at the end of the day ⇨ dusk:
a glorious sunset
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
scarf
scarf [scarf scarves scarfs] noun, verb [skɑːf] [skɑːrf]
noun
(pl. scarves [skɑːvz] ; [skɑːrvz] or less frequent scarfs)
a piece of cloth that is worn around the neck, for example for warmth or decoration. Women also wear scarves over their shoulders or hair
• a woollen/silk scarf
Word Origin:
n. mid 16th cent. ‘sash (around the waist or over the shoulder)’ Old Northern French escarpe Old French escharpe ‘pilgrim's scrip’
v. 1960s scoff ‘eat quickly and greedily’
Example Bank:
• He wrapped his scarf around his neck.
• Her hair was covered by a silk scarf.
• She had a scarf tied over her head.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
scarf / skɑːf / / skɑːrf / noun [ C ] ( plural scarves or scarfs )
A2 a strip, square, or triangle of cloth, worn around the neck, head, or shoulders to keep you warm or to make you look attractive:
a knitted/woollen/silk scarf
See picture clothes 4
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
scarf
/skɑ:(r)f/
(scarfs, or scarves)
A scarf is a piece of cloth that you wear round your neck or head, usually to keep yourself warm.
He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck.
N-COUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
1scarf /ˈskɑɚf/ noun, pl scarves /ˈskɑɚvz/ or scarfs [count] : a long piece of cloth that is worn on your shoulders, around your neck, or over your head