Found 2 items, similar to Skein.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: skein skein n : coils of worsted yarn
English → English (gcide) Definition: Skein Skein \Skein\, n. [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. ['e]cagne, probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.] 1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot. [1913 Webster] Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Skein \Skein\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]