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1. (n.) seine
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
2. (v.t.) seine
to fish for or catch with a seine.
3. seine
to use a seine in (water).
4. (v.i.) seine
to fish with a seine.
5. (n.) Seine
a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 mi. (773 km) long.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Seine, Seine River
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
2. (verb) seine
a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
3. (verb) seine
fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Seine
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Seine
an important river of France, rises in the tableland of Langres, takes a winding course to the NW., passing many important towns, Troyes, Fontainebleau, Paris, St. Denis, Rouen, &c., and discharges into the English Channel by a broad estuary after a course of 482 m., of which 350 are navigable.
2. Seine
the smallest but most populous department of France, entirely surrounded by the department of Seine-et-Oise; Paris and its adjacent villages cover a considerable portion of the area; presents a richly wooded, undulating surface, traversed by the Seine in a NW. direction.
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