skein
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
anything wound in or resembling such a coil: a skein of hair.
something suggestive of the twistings of a skein: an incoherent skein of words.
a flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight.
a succession or series of similar or interrelated things: a skein of tennis victories.
Origin of skein
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How to use skein in a sentence
It’s dry, with apricot and pear flavors and a skein of minerality that carries the fruit through to a long, satisfying finish.
This petite sirah packs big, bold flavors and costs just $15 | Dave McIntyre | November 18, 2021 | Washington PostMurray doesn't draw any at all, and doesn't seem even to be aware that any such skein is required.
It was a part of himself, woven unchangeably into his life in a glowing skein, the brilliant colors of which could never fade.
The New Tenant | E. Phillips OppenheimNevertheless, if the skein of ideas was entangled, each thread in itself was a thread of gold.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonThe spinning wheel stands against the wall and above it from a peg hangs a heavy skein of black wool.
The Saxons | Edwin Davies Schoonmaker
But the Seine was but a skein of silk stretched across the city; the water was hidden by the craft.
Sometimes I dye one end of a skein, and leave the other untouched; that gives quite a good effect.
Lady Cassandra | Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
British Dictionary definitions for skein
/ (skeɪn) /
a length of yarn, etc, wound in a long coil
something resembling this, such as a lock of hair
a flock of geese flying: Compare gaggle (def. 2)
Origin of skein
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