• Yon

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -É’n

    Origin 1

    Old English Ä¡eon

    Full definition of yon

    Adjective

    yon

    1. (dated or dialect) That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.He went to climb yon hill.
      • MiltonRead thy lot in yon celestial sign.
      • 2012, Spring, Gerda Stevenson, Federer versus Murray, His head... his head... his face... it wisnae there. Nae black curly hair, nae eyes - I've never seen eyes sae blue as Joe's. Irises blue as yon sky. Blown tae smithereens... his gorgeous, bonny head, no there.

    Adverb

    yon

    1. (dated or dialect) Yonder.

    Pronoun

    yon

    1. (dated or dialect) That one or those over there.

    Origin 2

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    1. (knitting) yarn over needle
      • 2006, Heather Dixon, Not Your Mama's Knitting (page 222)Buttonhole row: (K1, p1) 3 times, yon, k2tog, (k1,p1) 5 times, yon, k2tog, ...----
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