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Word entry · 5 letters

seine

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"River through Paris"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /seɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eeinsStarts with SEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water; also the river through Paris.

Word origin

From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01River through Paris5 letters
02Fishing net5 letters

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