SKEINS

Noun

skeins

plural of skein

Verb

skeins

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skein

Anagrams

• e-skins

Source: Wiktionary


SKEIN

Skein, n. Etym: [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. écagne, 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.

Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.

2. (Wagon Making)

Definition: A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. Knight.

Skein, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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