darning needle

English

Alternative forms

dining needle (insect)

Noun

darning needle (plural darning needles)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: A needle used for darning.
A large needle used for darning.
A damselfly, or a dragonfly that resembles one.

Synonyms

(needle for repair by sewing): tapestry needle, crewel needle

Translations

needle for darning

Dutch: stopnaald (nl) m or f
Finnish: parsinneula
Irish: snáthaid chléithe f, snáthaid dearnála f

Russian: што́пальная игла́ f (štópalʹnaja iglá)
Swedish: stoppnål c

damselfly — see damselfly

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