Definition of Skein in English :

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Skein meaning in English

Meaning of Skein in English

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Skein

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Noun

1. skein

coils of worsted yarn

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Skein

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noun
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)

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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

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Skein

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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.

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