Main Entry:

¹seine

Pronunciation:

\ˈsān\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English segne, from Latin sagena, from Greek sagēnē

Date:

before 12th century

: a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore