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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.
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