Definitions
Cloth worn around neck or head for warmth or style.
Word origin
Probably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse suspended from the neck”), which see). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of scrip.
Used in a sentence
“Vp from my Cabin, / My ſea-gowne scarft about me in the darke / Gropt I to find out them, […]”
“She scarfed her head.”
“The back of her tan trenchcoat swished from left to right as she scarfed her head and disappeared into the dusk.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Warm neckwear”5 letters
02“Neck wrap”5 letters
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