skein
Pronunciation:
/skeɪn/noun
Definitions
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.
A web, a weave, a tangle.
The membrane of a fish ovary.
(wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
verb
Definitions
To wind or weave into a skein.