darning needle

A large, strong needle used for darning (mending holes in fabric, especially socks or knitted items), typically with a blunt tip and a large eye for threading yarn or thick thread.

• 🌐إبرة كبيرة متينة تُستخدم لرتق الثقوب في القماش أو الجوارب أو المصنوعات الصوفية، وتكون عادة ذات طرف غير مدبب وثقب واسع لتمرير الخيوط السميكة أو الصوف.

1. Sewing tool B1 formal

   A long, thick needle with a large eye, used for darning (mending holes in fabric) with yarn or thread.

   • She threaded the darning needle to fix the hole in the sock.
   • A darning needle is essential for repairing woolen garments.
   • He used a darning needle to weave the yarn across the tear.

   🌐أداة خياطة

2. Dragonfly (regional slang) B2 informal american

   A colloquial term for a dragonfly, used in some regional dialects, particularly in the Southern United States.

   • Look at that darning needle hovering over the pond!
   • The children chased the darning needles through the meadow.
   • In the South, some people call dragonflies darning needles.

   🌐اليعسوب (تسمية عامية إقليمية)