n. - A cormorant.
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.
v. t. - To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
v. t. - To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
v. t. - To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.
v. t. - To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
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.
n. - A scarf joint.