darning needle meaning

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darning needle (noun): a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread.

darning needle has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

darning needle as a noun

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

    Synonyms: embroidery needle

    Type of: sewing needle

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

    Synonyms: dragonfly, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk

    Type of: odonate

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