seine

Definitions

1. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
2. A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
3. A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.

Equivalents

Examples

“We all went on Monday Evening to the sea shore, to see⟳ the scene Drawn: this is a most curious Work⟳: and all done by Women.”

“They were too busy hauling at ropes, collectively drawing a large seine across the bay before them – and singing their hearts out.”

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