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The definition of a skein is yarn or thread that is lightly twisted into a coil, or a flock of wild birds flying.

(noun)

The coiled and twisted yarn that you buy to knit a scarf is an example of a skein.
A flock of geese flying in v-formation is an example of a skein.

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See skein in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil
2. something like this, as a coil of hair
a flock of wild fowl
a sequence of events, esp. a series of games won or lost by a team: a 20-game winning skein

Origin: ME skeyn < MFr escaigne

See skein in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.
b. Something suggesting the coil of a skein; a complex tangle: a twisted skein of lies.
A flock of geese or similar birds in flight. See Synonyms at flock¹.

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Origin: Middle English skeine

Origin: , from Old French escaigne

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