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Words of wonder (lemmus.org)

submitted 8 months ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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Incidental Comics by Grant Snider for February 29, 2024.

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[–] iviattendurefort@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I thought a skein was a roll of wool

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Rolled yarn is often referred to as a skein. I guess maybe it has two meanings, the posted one seems like it may be unpopular or archaic.

[–] sus@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

It has quite a lot of meanings

A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, 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.

(figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.

(zoology) The membrane of a fish ovary.

(wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

(zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

(sports) A winning streak.

(radio, television, dated) A series created by a web (major broadcasting network).

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

never look up the meaning of the word, "run."

[–] eethi@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

In my experience a skein is a specific type of wound wool. It's looped and then twisted and folded over. You can't knit from a skein, you have to reball it first.