skene

American  

[skee-nee] / ˈski ni /

noun

plural

skenai

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

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Etymology

Origin of skene

< Greek skēnḗ; see scene

Example Sentences

The skene and broadsword, which I see you all wear, will be ten times as effective on foot.’

From The Caged Lion by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

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

The Greek word for tent is "skene" and that is the reason why we talk of the "scenery" of the stage.

From The Story of Mankind by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George