Her caprices fell from her, and she was the shrewd woman of the world, a deft creature of courts, a cunning weaver of the delicate skeins of intrigue and politics.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
Hanks of wool and skeins of silk are but neutral matters, coming to the factory devoid of individuality, mere pale, soft bulk.
"The Tapestry Book"
Helen Churchill Candee
He went to St. Severin, and found a young ladies' day school installed there, instead of the choir, who, with sharp voices like needles, knitted the worn-out skeins of the canticles.
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans