'Skein' definitions:
Definition of 'skein'
From: WordNet
noun
Coils of worsted yarn
Definition of 'Skein'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Skein'
From: GCIDE
- Skein \Skein\, n. (Zool.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'skein'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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