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skein |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skein \Skein\, n. [OE. skeyne, OF escaigne F. ['e]cagne, probably of Celtic origin; cf Ir sgainne Gael. sgeinnidh thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.] 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. Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. 2. (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. --Knight. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skein \Skein\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: skein n : coils of worsted yarn
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