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skein
 
NOUN:1. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, snarl2, tangle, web. See SIMPLE. 2. Something that suggests the continuousness of a fine continuous filament: strand, thread. See CONTINUE.
 
 
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