Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Skein
skater (-s, -'s)skeptic (sceptic)
skein, n. [OFr escaigne, of obscure origin.]
- Bunch of yarn; hand-wound reel of woven fibers; little knotted bundle of long threads; [fig.] prismatic bands of light; cluster of colorful lines.
- Quantity; certain length; set amount of yarn that unravels.
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