skein

skein

S0445800 (skān)n.1. a. A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.b. Something suggesting the coil of a skein; a complex tangle: a twisted skein of lies.2. A flock of geese or similar birds in flight.

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[Middle English skeine, from Old French escaigne.]

skein

(skeɪn) n1. (Knitting & Sewing) a length of yarn, etc, wound in a long coil2. something resembling this, such as a lock of hair3. (Zoology) a flock of geese flying. Compare gaggle²[C15: from Old French escaigne, of unknown origin]

skein

(skeɪn)

n. 1. a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing. 2. a. a loose coil of thread or yarn in a package for retail sale. b. anything wound in or resembling such a coil: a skein of hair. 3. something suggestive of the twistings of a skein. 4. a flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight. 5. a succession or series of similar or interrelated things: a skein of tennis victories. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French escaigne, of obscure orig.]

Skein

 a flight of wild fowl, duck, or geese; a quantity of yarn; thread or silk taken from the reel.Examples: skein of geese (in flight)—Brewer; of wild geese, 1851; of human affairs, 1797; of shadowy hair, 1874; of policy, 1884; of state politics 1831; of silk, 1628; of thread, 1440; of wool; of worsted, 1704

Skein

The iron (or steel) conical-shaped part that fits over the end of the wooden wagon axle and acts as a bearing for the wheel.

Thesaurus

Noun

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skein - coils of worsted yarn hank - a coil of rope or wool or yarn

skein

noun1. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex:cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, snarl, tangle, web.2. Something that suggests the continuousness of a fine continuous filament:strand, thread.

Translations

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