n.[C]

1. （紗、線等的）一束，一絞[（+of）]
2. （野禽的）一群[（+of）]
   I saw a skein of wild geese flying south yesterday.

   我昨天看見了一群大雁往南飛。

3. 混亂的一團；（錯綜複雜的）一系列，一連串
   a tangled skein of problems

   盤根錯節的一堆難題

n.

1. a length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted.
2. a flock of wild geese or swans in flight, typically in a V-shaped formation.