Meanings
nounplarn (uncountable)
- uncountablePlastic yarn made from strips of plastic bags.
The loops are then tied together, forming a long, double string of plarn.
2018, Jenny Baker, Use It, Wear It, page 131 more example
Collect plastic bags and sort and store them by color until needed, then make plarn from the sorted pile.
2013, Leslie B. Preddy, School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6–12, page 50
Origin
Portmanteau of plastic and yarn.
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