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.

• 🇩🇪Eine große, stabile Nadel mit stumpfer Spitze und großem Öhr, die zum Stopfen von Löchern in Geweben, besonders in Socken oder Strickwaren, verwendet wird.

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.

   🇩🇪Nähwerkzeug

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.

   🇩🇪Libelle (regional umgangssprachlich)