Definition of Skein in English :
Define Skein in English
Skein meaning in English
Meaning of Skein in English
Pronunciation of Skein in English
Skein pronunciation in English
Pronounce Skein in English
Skein
see synonyms of skeinNoun
1. skein
coils of worsted yarn
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Skein
see synonyms of skeinnoun
1.
a length of yarn, etc, wound in a long coil
2.
something resembling this, such as a lock of hair
3.
a flock of geese flying
Compare gaggle (sense 2)Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Skein
see synonyms of skein noun
1.
a.
a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil
b.
something like this, as a coil of hair
2.
a flock of wild fowl
3.
a sequence of events, esp. a series of games won or lost by a team
a 20-game winning skein
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Skein
see synonyms of skeinn.
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.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.