SKEIN

n. spool of yarn or thread; flock of wild birds in flight; coil, something that resembles a spool of yarn or thread

Skein can refer to the following:(Most common) Long coils of yarn or hair intended for weaving, dyeing, or heat setting. Bulk yarn is sold in skeins that often need to be re-wound into spools or balls depending on the application. A skein is not a specific unit of length. The flight of a flock of undomesticated fowl such as wild mallards or wild geese Gypsy Moth (comics) Skein relation television series; this usage is found in the "slanguage" of Variety magazine Winning streak in sports 
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Noun
1. coils of worsted yarn
(hypernym) hank

(n.)
A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot.
  

(n.)
A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
  

(n.)
A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).
  

Synonyms and related words:
animal fiber, artificial fiber, bevy, capillament, charm, cilium, cirrus, cloud, cobweb, covey, denier, fiber, fibrilla, filament, filamentule, flagellum, flight, flock, gaggle, gossamer, hair, hank, hive, jungle, knot, labyrinth, mesh, morass, murmuration, plague, snarl, spring, strand, suture, swarm, tangle, tendril, thread, threadlet, watch, web