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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024skein /skeɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Textilesa loose coil of thread or yarn in a package for retail sale.
- Birdsa flock of geese or ducks in flight.
- a succession of similar things:They reeled off a skein of tennis victories.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024skein (skān),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- Textilesanything wound in or resembling such a coil:a skein of hair.
- something suggestive of the twistings of a skein:an incoherent skein of words.
- Birdsa flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight.
- a succession or series of similar or interrelated things:a skein of tennis victories.
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- Middle French escaigne
- late Middle English skeyne, skayne 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skein /skeɪn/ n - a length of yarn, etc, wound in a long coil
- something resembling this, such as a lock of hair
- a flock of geese flying
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French escaigne, of unknown origin |