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seine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun seine has 2 senses
- seine(n = noun.object) seine river - a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel; Array is a part of france, french republic
- seine(n = noun.artifact) Array - a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom; Array is a kind of fishing net, fishnet
is a kind of river
has particulars: purse seine
Derived form verb seine1
Verb seine has 1 sense
- seine(v = verb.competition) Array - fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine; Array is one way to fish
Derived form noun seine2
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and seine
CIDE DICTIONARY
seine, n. [F. seine, or AS. segene, bth fr. L. sagena, Gr. .].
A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seine, n. & v.
--n. (also seine-net) a fishing-net for encircling fish, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, and usu. hauled ashore.
--v.intr. & tr. fish or catch with a seine.
--n. (also seine-net) a fishing-net for encircling fish, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, and usu. hauled ashore.
--v.intr. & tr. fish or catch with a seine.
Derivative
seiner n.
Etymology
ME f. OF sa{iuml}ne, & OE segne f. WG f. L sagena f. Gk sagene
DEVIL DICTIONARY
seine
n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For fish it is made strong and coarse, but women are more easily taken with a singularly delicate fabric weighted with small, cut stones.
The devil casting a seine of lace,
(With precious stones 'twas weighted)
Drew it into the landing place
And its contents calculated.
All souls of women were in that sack --
A draft miraculous, precious!
But ere he could throw it across his back
They'd all escaped through the meshes.
Baruch de Loppis
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