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skein [skeɪn] N

1. skein of wool:

skein

мото́к m пря́жи

2. skein of geese, swans:

skein

ста́я f ди́ких птиц

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The process is comparatively faster, but the dye uniformity may not be as good as that of skein dyed yarn. en.wikipedia.org

The arms were drawn rearward with a winch lever to further twist the skeins and thus gain the torsion power to cast a projectile. en.wikipedia.org

It is a common practice to save the yarn band for future reference, especially if additional skeins must be purchased. en.wikipedia.org

The yardage is approximate because an exact yardage requires an even tension throughout wrapping the whole skein. en.wikipedia.org

Furthermore, if it was too short, the skein produced a high amount of internal friction that would reduce the durability of the machine. en.wikipedia.org

More formally, a skein relation can be thought of as defining the kernel of a quotient map from the planar algebra of tangles. en.wikipedia.org

Depending on the knot polynomial in question, the links (or tangles) appearing in a skein relation may be oriented or unoriented. en.wikipedia.org

Common sizes include 25 g, 50 g, and 100 g skeins. en.wikipedia.org

Manufactured niddy-noddies can be made of different sizes, producing skeins from 12 inches in length to 4 feet in length. en.wikipedia.org

Also, a very large skein requires wrapping the new layers on top of the old, which increases the length of the top layers. en.wikipedia.org

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