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seine

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Seine  \Seine\,  n.  [F.  seine,  or  AS  segene,  b?th  fr  L.  sagena, 
  Gr  ????.]  (Fishing.) 
  A  large  net,  one  edge  of  which  is  provided  with  sinkers,  and 
  the  other  with  floats.  It  hangs  vertically  in  the  water,  and 
  when  its  ends  are  brought  together  or  drawn  ashore  incloses 
  the  fish. 
 
  {Seine  boat},  a  boat  specially  constructed  to  carry  and  pay 
  out  a  seine. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Seine 
  n  1:  a  French  river  that  flows  through  the  heart  of  Paris  and 
  then  northward  into  the  English  Channel  [syn:  {Seine},  {Seine 
  River}] 
  2:  a  large  fishnet  that  hangs  vertically,  with  floats  at  the 
  top  and  weights  at  the  bottom 
  v  :  fish  with  a  seine;  catch  fish  with  a  seine 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  SEINE,  n.  A  kind  of  net  for  effecting  an  involuntary  change  of 
  environment.  For  fish  it  is  made  strong  and  coarse,  but  women  are 
  more  easily  taken  with  a  singularly  delicate  fabric  weighted  with 
  small  cut  stones. 
 
  The  devil  casting  a  seine  of  lace, 
  (With  precious  stones  'twas  weighted) 
  Drew  it  into  the  landing  place 
  And  its  contents  calculated. 
 
  All  souls  of  women  were  in  that  sack  -- 
  A  draft  miraculous,  precious! 
  But  ere  he  could  throw  it  across  his  back 
  They'd  all  escaped  through  the  meshes. 
  Baruch  de  Loppis




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