darn1

 
Pronunciation: /dɑːn/

verb

[with object]
  • mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle: I don’t expect you to darn my socks
  • embroider (material) with a large running stitch.

noun

  • a place in a garment that has been darned: a sweater with darns in the elbows

Origin:

early 17th century: perhaps from dialect dern 'to hide', which is from Old English diernan, of West Germanic origin; compare with Middle Dutch dernen 'stop holes in (a dyke)'