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Definition of Skein
1. Noun. Coils of worsted yarn.
Definition of Skein
1. n. 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. n. A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).
Definition of Skein
1. Noun. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle. ¹
3. Noun. (qualifier wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. ¹
4. Noun. (zoology provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight. ¹
5. Noun. (sports) A winning streak. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skein
1. to wind into long, loose coils [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Skein
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1. 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.
A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
2. A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
Origin: OE. Skeyne, OF. Escaigne, F. Ecagne, probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. Sgainne, Gael. Sgeinnidh thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skein
Literary usage of Skein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1915)
"skein, and place them beside it. Have him understand that he is not expected to
find an exact match for the test skein, but that he is to choose all the ..."
2. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1913)
"skein, and place them beside it. Have him understand that he is not expected to
find an exact match for the test skein, but that he is to choose all the ..."
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