skene

[ skee-nee ]

noun,plural ske·nai

[skee-nahy]. /ˈski naɪ/.

(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.

Origin of skene

<Greek skēnḗ;see scene

skene ('Celtic Scotland,' i. 116, note) gives a critical account of the various biographies of Gildas.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire | Charles Hardwick
Dr. skene, who left town in 1753 in the same fashion, reached Edinburgh in nineteen days.
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. Harper
Well, I couldn't disappoint him after his being so kind to me—Mrs. skene had made as much of me as if I was her own son.
Cashel Byron's Profession | George Bernard Shaw
A dozen others were trying to bring him to his senses, remonstrating with him on his conduct, or trying to pacify skene.
Cashel Byron's Profession | George Bernard Shaw
skene ceased eating to see his wife read, a feat which was to him one of the wonders of science.
Cashel Byron's Profession | George Bernard Shaw

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