Definition of Darning needle

1. Noun. A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread.

Exact synonyms: Embroidery Needle
Generic synonyms: Sewing Needle

2. Noun. Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc..

Definition of Darning needle

1. Noun. (&lit A needle used for darning) ¹

2. Noun. A large needle used for darning. ¹

3. Noun. A damselfly, or a dragonfly that resembles one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Darning Needle

darndest
darndests
darned
darneder
darnedest
darnedests
darnel
darnels
darner
darners
darning
darning egg
darning eggs
darning mushroom
darning mushrooms
darning needle
darning needles
darnings
darns
daroo
daroo tree
daroo trees
darr
darraign
darraigned
darraigning
darraigns
darrain
darraine
darrained

Literary usage of Darning needle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"THE DARNING-NEEDLE THERE was once a darning-needle, who thought herself so fine, ... said the Darning-needle, and she drew a long thread after her, ..."

2. The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1906)
"said the Darning-needle to the Fingers who were holding her. ... said the Darning-needle as she drew a long thread after her; but there was no knot at the ..."

3. The Progressive Course in Reading by George I. Aldrich, Alexander Forbes (1900)
"There was once a darning needle who- thought herself so fine that she ... said the darning needle, drawing a long thread after her ; but there was no knot ..."

4. Child Classics: The Third Reader by Georgia Alexander (1918)
""That's vulgar work," said the Darning-needle. " I shall never get through. I'm breaking! I'm breaking !" And she really broke. " Now, it's quite useless," ..."

5. Hans Andersen's Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (1891)
"THERE was once a darning-needle, who thought herself so fine, she fancied she was a ... said the Darning-needle, and she drew a long thread after her, ..."

6. The Jones Readers by Grades by Lewis Henry Jones (1904)
"THE darning needle HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, ... There was once upon a time a darning needle who thought herself so very fine that ..."

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