skein
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Described in the catalog as a “hanging, nine-lobed, single-layered continuous form,” made of a skein of finely looped copper and nickel wire, it resembles so many baskets hanging from a chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
But the operatic plot is a skein that sometimes entangles its colorful character and other times leaves them panting with exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
The country also has developed a vibrant civil society, the skein of citizen-run, nongovernmental organizations and associations that infuse a healthy democracy with pluralism, participation and political vigor.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2023
Her hair hung like a skein of silk, immune to humidity.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
Switching locomotives nudged individual boxcars over the skein of temporary tracks to their destinations.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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