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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 [skeɪn]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a length of yarn, etc., wound in a long coil

2. something resembling this, such as a lock of hair

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a flock of geese flying Compare gaggle [2]

[from Old French escaigne, of unknown origin]

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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

Translations

skein [skeɪn] N → madeja f
a tangled skein (fig) → un asunto enmarañado

skein [ˈskeɪn] n [thread, wool] → écheveau m

skein

n (of wool etc) → Strang m; (of geese) → Schwarm m; (of evidence, lies etc) → Geflecht nt

skein [skeɪn] n (of wool) → matassa