English

Etymology
OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. écagne, probably of Celtic origin

Pronunciation
sk�n, /ski�n/, /<tt>ski:n</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-i�n|Rhymes: -i�n

webster

Noun
skein

1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
2. italbrac-colon|Wagon Making A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
3. italbrac-colon|zoology|provincial England A group of wild fowl, (e.g. goose|geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

Translations

Danish: fed n
Dutch: vendel n (1)
mid
Spanish: madeja f

See also
gaggle
wedge

Faroese

Pronunciation
IPA|[�ain]

Noun
skein f

1. (kvæði) scratch, small wound

Related terms
i-c|common skeina

Declension
fo-decl-noun-f2|skein

Verb form
skein

1. shone, singular past tense form of skína (to shine)

Category:Faroese nouns
Category:Faroese verb forms

fa:skein
io:skein
it:skein
te:skein
vi:skein

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