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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
skein
n 1: coils of worsted yarn
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Skein \Skein\, n. [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. ['e]cagne,
probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh
thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is
immediately from Celtic.]
1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together,
after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort
of knot.
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Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the
thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
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2. (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on
the wooden arm of an axle. --Knight.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Skein \Skein\, n. (Zool.)
A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]
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Thesaurus Results for skein:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
animal fiber, artificial fiber, bevy, capillament, charm, cilium, cirrus, cloud, cobweb, covey, denier, fiber, fibrilla, filament, filamentule, flagellum, flight, flock, gaggle, gossamer, hair, hank, hive, jungle, knot, labyrinth, mesh, morass, murmuration, plague, snarl, spring, strand, suture, swarm, tangle, tendril, thread, threadlet, watch, web |
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Common Misspellings > |
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