darner
(ˈdɑːnə(r))
[-er.]
1. One who darns.
| 1611 Cotgr., Rentraieur, a Seamster..or Dearner. 1837 H. Martineau Soc. Amer. III. 149 The humble stocking-darner. 1841 Lane Arab. Nts. III. 177 He took [the veil] forth from the shop, and gave it to the darner. |
2. a. A darning-needle.
| 1882 in Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework. 1966 Price List (Olney Amsden & Sons, Ltd.) 29 Needles... Sharps, Crewels, Darners, etc. |
b. A darning-machine.
| 1876 J. S. Ingram Centenn. Exposition x. 346 The Complete Darner. Ibid. 347 The top..could be removed for the insertion of a ball of darning-cotton into the swell of the ‘darner’. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. 324/1 The Magic Darner is a machine recently invented and patented for mending hosiery, silk, wool or cotton. |
c. A darning-ball or similar device.
| 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. 91/1 Egg Darners, with handle. 1909 Daily Chron. 25 May 9/1 Even the embroiderer who does not use a hoop will find it more convenient in working stockings to do the embroidery over a darner. 1966 Price List (Olney Amsden & Sons, Ltd.) 29 Wood Darner..1/6. |