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sein

sein is the archaic spelling of seine.

Meaning of seine

Noun

seine (plural seines)

  1. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
    • 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.1773, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 21

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Forms of sein

pluralseins

Questions about sein

What is sein the archaic spelling of?
Sein is the archaic spelling of seine.

Words near sein in the dictionary

  1. Seiks
  2. Seil
  3. Seilacherian
  4. Seille
  5. seim
  6. sein
  7. seine
  8. Seine-et-Marne
  9. Seine-Maritime
  10. Seine-Saint-Denis
  11. seined

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