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• a variation of skean.

skene

American  

[skee-nee] / ˈski ni /

noun

skenai plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• skenai
  plural

Etymology

Origin of skene

< Greek skēnḗ; see scene

Example Sentences

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skene

"Ow, ay!" assented Malcolm, indifferently,—"Gien ye wad luik in, my leddy, I wad lat ye see his claymore, an' his dirk, an' his skene dhu, an' a'."

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

Little, however, was said while the waggon axle and skene were in process of completion, and then adjusted to the vehicle by the light of a lantern.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

Instinctively clutching his skene dhu, he darted to the great stair.

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George

Thy loyal crew of clansmen true, No panic fear shall turn them, With steel-cap, blade, and skene array'd, Their banning foes they spurn them.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

His dirk was lying not far off, and his skene dhu close by his hand.

From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George