Sewing needle

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dragonfly or damselfly.
  2. 2
    slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.
  4. 4
    a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
darning needledevil's darning needledragonflymosquito hawkneedleneedles

Etymology

Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)).

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