'Seine' definitions:

Definition of 'Seine'

(from WordNet)
noun
A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel [syn: Seine, Seine River]
noun
A large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
verb
Fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

Definition of 'Seine'

From: GCIDE
  • Seine \Seine\, n. [F. seine, or AS. segene, b?th fr. L. sagena, Gr. ????.] (Fishing.) 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]
  • Seine boat, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay out a seine. [1913 Webster]

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