seine
/sɛn//seɪn/
seine noun: a long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
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Noun
seine (plural seines)
- 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
- 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.1847, editorial staff, “Mackarel Fishery”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 66
Verb
seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)
- To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
- This was especially the case with seining for pilchards.1974, James Whetter, Cornwall in the 17th Century: An Economic History of Kernow
Proper noun capitalized: Seine
the Seine
- A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
- A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.
seine meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay
seine in Tamil
- சூழ்வலை
seine in Kannada
- ಮೀನುಬಲೆ
seine in Malay
- fishing net
- pukat
Forms of seine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | seines |
| alternative form | sean |
| alternative form (archaic) | sein |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | seines |
| present participle | seining |
| past participle | seined |
| past | seined |
Origin of seine
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
From French Seine.
Words formed from seine
Words that rhyme with seine
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about seine
- What does seine mean?
- Seine means a long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
- What is seine in Tamil?
- Seine in Tamil is சூழ்வலை. See Seine meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is seine?
- Seine can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce seine?
- Seine is pronounced /seɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of seine?
- The plural of seine is seines.
Words near seine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: seine (page history and authors); Seine (page history and authors); seine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seine (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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