1
or less commonly skean
or skeane
: a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel
2
: something suggesting the twists or coils of a skein : tangle
3
: a flock of wildfowl (such as geese or ducks) in flight
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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