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–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)

2.	to fish for or catch with a seine.

3.	to use a seine in (water).

–verb (used without object)

4.	to fish with a seine.

[Origin: bef. 950; ME seyne, OE segne < WGmc *sagina < L sagéna < Gk sagné fishing net

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1.	a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 mi. (773 km) long.

2.	a former department in N France.

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seine Audio Help   (sān) Pronunciation Key
n.   A large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top.

v.   seined, sein·ing, seines

v.   intr.
To fish with such a net.

v.   tr.
To fish for or catch with such a net.

[Middle English, from Old English segne, from Germanic *sagina, from Latin sagēna, from Greek sagēnē.]

sein'er n.

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Seine Audio Help (sān, sěn) Pronunciation Key
A river of northern France flowing about 772 km (480 mi) generally northwest to the Bay of the Seine, an inlet of the English Channel, near Le Havre. It has been an important commercial waterway since Roman times and has figured significantly in the histories of Paris, Rouen, and Le Havre.

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seine

O.E. segne "drag-net," from W.Gmc. *sagina (cf. O.S., O.H.G. segina), a W.Gmc. borrowing of L. sagena (source of Fr. seine), from Gk. sagene "a fishing net," also "a hunting net," of unknown origin.

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seine
noun
1.	a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
2.	a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
verb
1.	fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine