1. a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread
2. a flock of wild geese or other birds in flight
3. a tangled or complicated arrangement or situation
Usage: figurative

Examples

• She bought a skein of blue wool for her knitting project.
• The yarn came wound in a neat skein.
• A skein of geese flew overhead in perfect formation.
• We watched the skein of ducks migrate south for winter.
• The detective tried to unravel the skein of clues.
• The plot became a confusing skein of lies and deception.
• She untangled the skein of thread carefully.