dictionary help1. To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. "He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockins." (Swift) Darning needle. A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings.
2. <zoology> Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings.
Synonyms: devil's darning-needle.
Origin: OE. Derne, prob. Of Celtic origin; cf. W. Darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. To E. Tear. Cf. Tear.
(04 Mar 1998)
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