skein yarn
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skein — I. noun Etymology: Middle English skeyne, from Middle French (Picard) escagne, probably from Vulgar Latin *scamnia, from *scamniare to wind yarn, from *scamnium rack for holding bobbins, from Latin scamnum bench, stool more at shambles Date: 14th … New Collegiate Dictionary
Skein — may refer to:* A long coil of yarn or hair intended for weaving, dyeing, or heat setting. Yarn sold in skeins often needs to be re wound into spools or balls using a swift depending on the application. A skein is not a specific unit of length. *… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skein — [skeın] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: escaigne] 1.) a long loosely wound piece of thread, wool, or ↑yarn 2.) literary a complicated series of things that are related to each other = ↑web ▪ a skein of lies … Dictionary of contemporary English
skein — [skān] n. [ME skeyn < MFr escaigne] 1. a) a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil b) something like this, as a coil of hair 2. a flock of wild fowl 3. a sequence of events, esp. a series of games won or lost by a team [a 20 game winning… … English World dictionary
skein — mid 15c., from M.Fr. escaigne a hank of yarn, from O.Fr. escagne (mid 14c.), of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
skein — ► NOUN 1) a length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted. 2) a flock of wild geese or swans in flight. ORIGIN Old French escaigne … English terms dictionary
skein|er — «SKAY nuhr», noun. a person or machine that winds yarn into skeins … Useful english dictionary
Yarn — This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story. Yarn … Wikipedia
yarn — n. fiber 1) to spin yarn 2) to unsnarl yarn 3) wool(en); worsted yarn 4) (misc.) a ball; hank; skein of yarn tale, story (colloq.) 5) to spin, tell a yarn about * * * [jɑːn] hank skein of yarn tell a yarn about … Combinatory dictionary
skein — [[t]skeɪn[/t]] n. 1) tex a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing 2) a) tex a loose coil of thread or yarn in a package for retail sale b) anything wound in or resembling such a coil: a skein of… … From formal English to slang
