seine
/seɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
name
A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
name
A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "We learn from the Halifax papers that the catch of mackarel at St. Margaret's Bay, is enormous, varying from 120 to 300 barrels at a haul of the seines and nets, bidding fair to exceed all former years."
- "They were too busy hauling at ropes, collectively drawing a large seine across the bay before them – and singing their hearts out."
- "This was especially the case with seining for pilchards."
Etymology
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: seġne, *sagīna, sagēna, σαγήνη, Seine
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /seɪn/
- British English: /seɪn/