skein

skein  (skn)

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. See Synonyms at flock¹.

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[Middle English skeine, from Old French escaigne.]

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skein

Noun

1. a length of yarn or thread wound in a loose coil

2. a flock of geese in flight [Old French escaigne]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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