reskein
reskein verb: to weave or wind back into a skein.
Verb
reskein (third-person singular simple present reskeins, present participle reskeining, simple past and past participle reskeined)
- To weave or wind back into a skein.
- If you are dyeing already-spun yarn, you may wish to reskein it—if you used an extra-long skein, simply loop it over two chair backs to hold it in place and reskein with a niddy-noddy—or wind right into a ball to prepare for your next project.2026, Katherine Augustine, “Dyeing in the Baking Aisle”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 36
Forms of reskein
| third-person singular present | reskeins |
|---|---|
| present participle | reskeining |
| past participle | reskeined |
| past | reskeined |
Origin of reskein
From re- + skein.
Questions about reskein
- What does reskein mean?
- Reskein means to weave or wind back into a skein.
- What part of speech is reskein?
- Reskein is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reskein?
- The past tense of reskein is reskeined.
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