skein

skein
I. noun Etymology: Middle English skeyne, from Middle French (Picard) escagne, probably from Vulgar Latin *scamnia, from *scamniare to wind yarn, from *scamnium rack for holding bobbins, from Latin scamnum bench, stool — more at shambles Date: 14th century 1. (also skean) (or skeane) a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel 2. something suggesting the twists or coils of a skein ; tangle 3. a flock of wildfowl (as geese or ducks) in flight II. transitive verb Date: circa 1775 to wind into skeins <
skein yarn
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  • skein — [skeın] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: escaigne] 1.) a long loosely wound piece of thread, wool, or ↑yarn 2.) literary a complicated series of things that are related to each other = ↑web ▪ a skein of lies …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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