skein
n . 工字形卷線軸,空中飛的鳥群,糾紛
工字形卷線軸,空中飛的鳥群,糾紛
skein n 1 :
coils of worsted yarn 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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty -
four inch reel .
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2 . (
Wagon Making )
A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle . --
Knight .
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Skein \
Skein \,
n . (
Zool .)
A flight of wild fowl (
wild geese or the like ). [
Prov .
Eng .]
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41 Moby Thesaurus words for "
skein ":
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
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