unskein en · VERB
Etymology
From skein.
Meanings
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To unwind from a skein
"Jess ... is assisting the hostess to unskein yarn and wind into a ball"
2003, Kay Armatage, The Girl from God's Country: Nell Shipman and the Silent, page 56:
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To unfurl, as if from a skein
"In the sunshine his [Custer's] locks unskeined, stream a foot behind him"
1865, American Newspaper:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unskeined | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unskeined | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unskeining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unskeins | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |