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Part of an old Greek stage
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skene
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An element of ancient Greek theater. 2 (alternative form of skean English) (a kind of dagger)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ancient type of Celtic dagger found in Ireland, double-edged and leaf-like, 1520s, from Irish Gaelic scian (genitive sceine ) "knife," cognate with Gaelic sgian "knife," Welsh ysgien "a slicer," from PIE *skiy-ena- , from root *skei- "to divide, split" ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Skene may refer to: Skene, Aberdeenshire , a community in North East Scotland, United Kingdom Skene, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States Skene (automobile) , an American steam automobile manufactured by Skene American ...
Usage examples of skene.
From the middle double doorway of the skene, a group of fifteen men, dressed in long blue chitons with black stripes running from the shoulders to the hems of the flowing robes, emerged, swaying and walking slowly to the great circle below us.
From the top of the skene, a second figure emerged, a gold chiton fluttering.
I made my way out of the skene, went down the steps of the stone retaining wall, across the drainage channel, and behind the theatre to the rocky foundation of the Acropolis.
I returned to the skene, not wanting to leave the place where I believed a key piece of evidence might still lay.
It would have hung upon the wooden wall of the skene, where the props were kept for ease of access during performances.
For that matter, I thought, if the skene had not been padlocked, anyone offended by Nicias could have entered to take and return the sword.
He moved to the left side of the skene, bent over, and yanked open a chest.
I turned and hurried out of the skene, leaving by the front double door.
Marty Skene, the county attorney, and the tall one is Jackson Oxenhandler, a public defender.
Next, Skene called the police officer who had arrested Sweeney and Cooper, and he testified to the finding of the missing weapon in their possession.
They attempted to question Skene, but he brushed them off and stalked from the building.
Wednesday afternoon in the middle of a delightful and mild October, Merrys and Skene were about to make a plan to be A.
In other words, Merrys had had a row with his form-master, and Skene had been put down to play in the House Third instead of the House Second, where he considered that he belonged.
Kay, referred to by Skene as Spivvy and as possessing a cottage which the Dog-fanciers would have to pass on their way out from school, was the only married member of the staff who was not a Housemaster.
Merrys looked at Skene, and Skene said, with gloomy doggedness, that he was hanged if he was going to fork out half a crown for the doubtful pleasure of watching a couple of races, which was all they could possibly find time for.