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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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Inflected Forms

noun

• skenai
  plural

Etymology

Origin of skene

< Greek skēnḗ; see scene

Example Sentences

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

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George

"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

To avoid this temptation some employ mediæval daggers, or skene dhus, but the edges spoil a book.

From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Humphreys, Arthur Lee

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

From Warlock o' Glenwarlock 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