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seine

1

[ seyn ]

noun

  1. a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.


verb (used with object)

, seined, sein·ing.
  1. to fish for or catch with a seine.
  2. to use a seine in (water).

verb (used without object)

, seined, sein·ing.
  1. to fish with a seine.

Seine

2

[ seyn; French sen ]

noun

  1. a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.
  2. a former department in N France.

seine

1

/ seɪn /

noun

  1. a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by means of floats at the top and weights at the bottom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to catch (fish) using this net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Seine

2

/ seɪn; sɛn /

noun

  1. a river in N France, rising on the Plateau de Langres and flowing northwest through Paris to the English Channel: the second longest river in France, linked by canal with the Rivers Somme, Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine, Saône, and Loire. Length: 776 km (482 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seine1

before 950; Middle English seyne, Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagēna < Greek sagḗnē fishing net
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seine1

Old English segne, from Latin sagēna, from Greek sagēnē; related to Old High German segina, Old French saïne
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Example Sentences

I know the puffed mushroom on a stick Remy winds up with is about as realistic as him flying above the Seine on a sheet of paper, or 500 rats tying up a health inspector.

From Eater

I think about the power of art and imagination, the Seine in cobalt and streets tinted rose.

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”

So I went to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital a couple of miles away and across the Seine.

She has turned the London Tower Bridge and a floating glass boat over the Paris Seine into runways in the past.

Sarkozy, then mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, had performed their wedding.

In 1732, one Henri Pitot was taking scientific measurements of the flow of the Seine.

Les rivieres de Seine & d'Aulbe rendent le lieu de cette Baronnie autant agreable, que fort & avantageux la defense.

The Seine and Aulbe rivers render the situation of this domain as beautiful as it is strong and eligible for defense.

At night we hauled the seine, and procured about four dozen fish, principally mullet.

Armed boats floated upon the Seine, at the two extremities of Paris, that every possible passage of escape might be closed.

His lands reached from the department of Seine-et-Marne into that of the Aube.

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