Definition of Skein. Meaning of Skein. Synonyms of Skein

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Definition of Skein

Skein
Skein Skein, n. (Zo["o]l.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Skein from wikipedia

- Look up skein in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skein /skeɪn/ may refer to: A flock of geese or ducks in flight A wound ball of yarn with a centre pull...
- A skein is a unit of length which has been used in the UK. As a measuring unit of cotton yarn or of silk, a skein equates to a "rap" or a "lea". One skein...
- Skein (real name Sybil Dvorak, also known as Gypsy Moth and Sybarite) is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books...
- yarn in skeins. Unlike other types of yarn balls, a skein allows you to access both ends of the yarn. The yarn end in the inside of the skein is called...
- Skein relations are a mathematical tool used to study knots. A central question in the mathematical theory of knots is whether two knot diagrams represent...
- candidate Keccak. The name Skein refers to how the Skein function intertwines the input, similar to a skein of yarn. Skein was created by Bruce Schneier...
- With a Tangled Skein is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony. It is the third of eight books in the Incarnations of Immortality series. In it, Niobe agrees...
- Winding the Skein is an oil painting by Frederic Leighton, first exhibited in 1878. Two canvases by Leighton were hung at the Royal Academy in 1878, the...
- dead link] skein_NIST_CD_121508.zip Archived 10 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine on skein-hash.info, skein.c "Implementation of the Skein hash function...
- A niddy-noddy is a tool used to make skeins from yarn. It consists of a central bar, with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°. The central...