Definizione monolingua

skein

skein

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

skein (plural skeins)

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. (figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.
3. (wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
4. (zoology, provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
5. (sports) A winning streak.

Definizione dizionario skein

	matassa
	quantity of yarn

	stormo
	zoology: wild fowl in flight

capestro

Altri significati:

(zoology, provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

(wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

(figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.

(sports) A winning streak.

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.