skein
n. நுற்கண்டு, பட்டிழைக் குழைச்சு, பறக்கும் காட்டு வாத்துக்குழு, சிக்கு முடிச்சு, குழப்பம்.
Skein, n. Etym: [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. écagne, probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.] 1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot. Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. 2. (Wagon Making) Defn: A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. Knight. Skein, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]