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Skene

skin
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Skene
    See Skean.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) skene
    See skean.
Usage in the news

(George Skene / Oct 11, 2012). orlandosentinel.com

(George Skene, Orlando Sentinel / Oct 04, 2012). orlandosentinel.com

Fleischmanns — Art Et Cetera has moved to 1033 Main Street in Fleischmanns, centrally located across from the post office and two doors from the Skene Memorial Library. catskillmountainnews.com

Yeats by Reg Skene Columbia University Press, 278 pp. nybooks.com

(George Skene, Orlando Sentinel / May 06, 2012). orlandosentinel.com

And Mrs Ronald Mark Redden of Skene announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Lindsey Nicole Redden , to Michael Lewis Wallin, Jr, son of Mr Michael Wallin, Sr. Of Walnut Ridge, Ark. bolivarcom.com

Skene , of Mineola, died Dec 11, 2011. antonnews.com

'Robert' film to be shown Saturday at Skene . catskillmountainnews.com

Skene Memorial Library and The Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories host a brief book talk and signing by Catskills author John Ham. catskillmountainnews.com

Whether you're home or traveling, there's one near you, say Brian McKim and Traci Skene, who have performed in all 50 states. usatoday.com

( George Skene, Orlando Sentinel / September 2, 2011 ). orlandosentinel.com

( George Skene, Orlando Sentinel / October 31, 2012 ). latimes.com

Rick Skene in Silent Night. innipegfreepress.com

George Zimmerman, center, walks into court with attorney Mark O'Mara, right, Friday, Oct 26, 2012 in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, George Skene, Pool). keprtv.com

George Zimmerman, left, walks into court with attorney Mark O'Mara, Friday, Oct 26, 2012 in Sanford, Fla. Pool,AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, George Skene. cbsnews.com

Usage in scientific papers

For example, the trial used as an illustration by Skene and Wakefield (1990) showed that the variation of placebo response rates was of the same magnitute as the variation of the treatment effect.
Multi-center clinical trials: Randomization and ancillary statistics

Usage in literature

The Greek word for tent is "skene" and that is the reason why we talk of the "scenery" of the stage. "The Story of Mankind" by Hendrik van Loon

Give me my skene-dhu, and let me go on my road. "Chronicles of the Canongate" by Sir Walter Scott

Instinctively clutching his skene dhu, he darted to the great stair. "Donal Grant" by George MacDonald

Skene saw it, and hesitated. "Steve Young" by George Manville Fenn

Louis, therefore, about the end of 1871, entered the office of the firm which is now known as Messrs Skene, Edwards, & Garson, W.S. "Robert Louis Stevenson" by Margaret Moyes Black

Skene, Major Philip, a noted loyalist, with Burgoyne, ii. "Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3." by Benson J. Lossing

THE GREAT SKENE MYSTERY. "Werwolves" by Elliott O'Donnell

To avoid this temptation some employ mediaeval daggers, or skene dhus, but the edges spoil a book. "The Private Library" by Arthur L. Humphreys

The Duke of Fife is believed to possess some curious books inherited from Skene of Skene. "The Book-Collector" by William Carew Hazlitt

Dr. Skene in his Celtic Scotland gives in effect the following answer. "The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine" by George Forrest Browne

Usage in poetry
Skene looked at his pale young wife:—
'Is the time come?'—'The time is come!'—
Young, strong, and so full of life:
The agony struck them dumb.