skene

[ skee-nee ]

/ ˈski ni /

(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.

QUIZZES

Here is our second set of teacher-selected PSAT vocabulary words. Do you know the meanings of these terms?

Question 1 of 10

advocate

< Greek skēnḗ; see scene

skene²

[ skeen ]

/ skin /

Cashel spoke always of Mrs. Skene as "mother," and of Mrs. Byron as "mamma."
Cashel Byron's Profession|George Bernard Shaw
Meat is meat after all, and to keep him healthy Skene had been dieted a good deal upon biscuit.
Steve Young|George Manville Fenn
Mr. Skene does not pretend to prove that he passed from England to Scotland and founded the family there.
The Clan Fraser in Canada|Alexander Fraser
Skene says this “is the oldest authentic notice of St. Patrick.”
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy

“All transcripts,” says Skene, “show the orthography and forms of their period” of transcription.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy