seine

[seyn] /seɪn/
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, seining.
2.
to fish for or catch with a seine.
3.
to use a seine in (water).
verb (used without object), seined, seining.
4.
to fish with a seine.
Origin
before 950; Middle English seyne, Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagēna < Greek sagḗnē fishing net

Seine

[seyn; French sen] /seɪn; French sɛn/
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.
Can be confused
sane, Seine.
Examples from the web for seine
  • The soil is composed of alluvium deposited by the river seine.
  • On the east, the seine river forms the boundary with seinemaritime.
  • The seine rises in the southern end of the plateau de langres.
British Dictionary definitions for seine

seine

/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
verb
2.
to catch (fish) using this net
Word Origin
Old English segne, from Latin sagēna, from Greek sagēnē; related to Old High German segina, Old French saïne

Seine

/seɪn; French 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)
Word Origin and History for seine
n.

Old English segne "drag-net," from West Germanic *sagina (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German segina), a borrowing of Latin sagena (source of French seine, 12c., which contributed to the form of the English word), from Greek sagene "a fishing net," also "a hunting net," of unknown origin.