| 单词 | skein |
| 释义 | skein /skayn/, n. 1. a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing. 2. anything wound in or resembling such a coil: a skein of hair. 3. something suggestive of the twistings of a skein: an incoherent skein of words. 4. a flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight. 5. a succession or series of similar or interrelated things: a skein of tennis victories. [1400-50; late ME skeyne, skayne < MF escaigne < ?] |
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