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1. (n.) skein
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
2. skein
a loose coil of thread or yarn in a package for retail sale.
3. skein
anything wound in or resembling such a coil:
a skein of hair.
4. skein
something suggestive of the twistings of a skein.
5. skein
a flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight.
6. skein
a succession or series of similar or interrelated things:
a skein of tennis victories.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF escaigne, of obscure orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) skein
coils of worsted yarn
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1. (noun) Skein
a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot
2. (noun) Skein
a metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle
3. (noun) Skein
a flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like)
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