SKEIN

Skein

Skein is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.

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skein

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 round a fifty-four inch reel.
  2. A web, a weave, a tangle.
  3. A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
  4. A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
  5. A winning streak.


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