skean

Example Sentences

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He described the defeat as "the night of long skean dhus".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2015

Last week at 98 he was the oldest Highland chieftain, with tasseled sporran and a jeweled skean dhus dirk in his stocking.

From Time Magazine Archive

The second lump was a skean, and unlike the worn and shabby garments, this was brand-new and sharp and bright, and its edge held a razor glint.

From The Door Through Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer

One guard pushed my skean back into its clasp.

From The Door Through Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer

It was very quiet, until Rakhal added, in a gentle and curiously moderate voice, "Do you still carry a skean, Race?"

From The Door Through Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer