资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scarf \Scarf\, n.; pl. {Scarfs}, rarely {Scarves} (sk[aum]rvz).
   [Cf. OF. escharpe a pilgrim's scrip, or wallet (hanging about
   the neck), F. ['e]charpe sash, scarf; probably from OHG.
   scharpe pocket; also (from the French) Dan. ski[ae]rf; Sw.
   sk["a]rp, Prov. G. sch["a]rfe, LG. scherf, G. sch["a]rpe; and
   also AS. scearf a fragment; possibly akin to E. scrip a
   wallet. Cf. {Scarp} a scarf.]
   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.

         Put on your hood and scarf.              --Swift.

         With care about the banners, scarves, and staves. --R.
                                                  Browning.