skene
/ˈskiːni/
noun
- 1
An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
noun
- 1
A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.
Synonyms
noun
- 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 around a fifty-four inch reel.
- 2
A web, a weave, a tangle.
- 3
The membrane of a fish ovary.
- 4
(wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
- 5
(provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
- 6
A winning streak.
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