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/ˈskiːni/ · noun
An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage..
But in the dead of njight, who should come in but James Desmond, sword in hand, with a dozen of his ruffians at his heels, each with his glib over his ugly face, and his skene in his hand.
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Skene means An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage..
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But in the dead of njight, who should come in but James Desmond, sword in hand, with a dozen of his ruffians at his heels, each with his glib over his ugly face, and his skene in his hand.
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