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skein n. 工字形卷线轴,空中飞的鸟群,纠纷 工字形卷线轴,空中飞的鸟群,纠纷 skein n 1: coils of worsted yarn 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. (Zool.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 41 Moby Thesaurus words for "skein":
animal fiber, artificial fiber, bevy, capillament, charm, cilium, cirrus, cloud, cobweb, covey, denier, fiber, fibrilla, filament, filamentule, flagellum, flight, flock, gaggle, gossamer, hair, hank, hive, jungle, knot, labyrinth, mesh, morass, murmuration, plague, snarl, spring, strand, suture, swarm, tangle, tendril, thread, threadlet, watch, web
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