English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

membrane des oeufs — meaning in English

French → English · translate English → French instead

English meaning

  • skein noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.

Senses

membrane des oeufs is used for these senses in English:

  • skein (zoology) The membrane of a fish ovary.

skein — full definition

  1. noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
  2. noun A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc.
  3. noun The membrane of a fish ovary.
  4. noun A group of wildfowl (for example, geese or swans) in flight.

Related French words