Skein Definition

skān
skeins
noun
A quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil.
Webster's New World
Something like this, as a coil of hair.
Webster's New World
A flock of wild fowl.
Webster's New World
A sequence of events, esp. a series of games won or lost by a team.
A 20-game winning skein.
Webster's New World

(figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.

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Other Word Forms of Skein

Noun

Singular:
skein
Plural:
skeins

Origin of Skein

  • From Middle English skeyne, Old French escaigne, French écagne, probably of Celtic origin

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English skeine from Old French escaigne

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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