skein
pronunciation
How to pronounce skein in British English:
UK [skeɪn]
How to pronounce skein in American English:
US [sken]
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- Noun:
- coils of worsted yarn
Word Origin
- skein (n.)
- "fixed quantity of yarn doubled over and over and knotted, mid-15c., from Middle French escaigne "a hank of yarn" (Old French escagne, mid-14c., Modern French écagne), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin scagna "a skein," Irish sgainne "a skein, clue."
Example
- 1. Regal feel chest aches skein .
- 2. This skein of wool won 't disentangle .
- 3. She passed me a skein of wool .
- 4. Correlation is negative at the 0.05 level with filament size and skein ratio .
- 5. Huge distances are partly to blame . But trade is also checked by higher tariffs , hold-ups at customs , a tangled skein of separate trade agreements and poor transport links .