a cormorant.-an article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.-to throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.-to dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.-to form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.-to unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.-in a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.-a scarf joint.