Definition of "skein"
noun:
-
A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A web, a weave, a tangle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A winning streak.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
-
Powered by 