Look up: skein

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   skein
   A continuous strand of YARN arranged in a loose coil.
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   skein
   [n] - coils of worsted yarn
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   skein
   an appreciable length of yarn or thread that has been wound into a reel or swift from some machine or device Category: Various industries and crafts • silk is wound up by the rooler in the form of --. These are made up into bundles of about 6 lbs., called books. Category: Various industries and crafts
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   Skein
   Skein noun [ Middle English skeyne , Old French escaigne , French écagne , probably of Celtic origin; confer 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. » A
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   Skein
   Skein noun (Zoology) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [ Prov. Eng.]
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   skein
   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. ... A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. ... 2. A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. ... Origin: OE. Skeyne, OF. Escaigne, F. Ecagne, pro ...
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   skein
   noun coils of worsted yarn
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   Skein
   `Skein` can refer to the following: # (Most common) Long coils of yarn or hair intended for weaving, dyeing, or heat setting. Bulk yarn is sold in skeins that often need to be re-wound into spools or balls depending on the application. A skein is not a specific unit of length. # The flight of a flock of undomesticated fowl such as wild mallards or wild geese # Gypsy Moth (comics) # Skein relation # television series; this usage is found in th...
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   Skein
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. • (n.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).
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    skein
    The coiled threads of chromatin seen in the prophase of mitosis. [Gael. sgeinnidh, hempen thread]
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    skein
    a coil of yarn or cord. In retail trade, a skein is a highly variable unit, varying from one type of yarn to another and often from one manufacturer to another. In textile manufacturing, however, the skein is a unit of length equal to the lea.
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