sagenen.¹

/ˈsaʒɛn/

Forms: Also 1700s sajen, sarshan, 1800s sachine, sashen, sashine, sajene, sazhen.

Etymology: < Russian sažen′.

A measure of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven English feet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Russian units

verst1555

arshin1557

sagene1739

arsine1852

1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 29 Wersts, divided each into 500 Sagenes, and each Sagene supposed to be exactly seven Feet English.

1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 41 A sarshan, or fathom, which contains three arshines.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Sachine, Sashen, other names for the sagene, a Russian linear-measure.

1896 B. Redwood Treat. Petroleum I. 285 Boring, at 75 roubles per sagene (1 sagene = about 7 feet) for the first 100 sagenes [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

sagenen.²

/səˈdʒiːn/

Etymology: < Latin sagēna, < Greek σαγήνη.

rare.

A fishing-net. In quots. transferred and figurative, a network (of railways, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > structure resembling network

netOE

webworkc1175

network1590

reticulation1663

spider-web1699

mesh1712

reticulum1722

reticle1790

spider-workc1812

meshwork1830

sagene1846

web1851

chainwork1864

ribwork1892

meshing1907

1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 5 At this time, when the iron roads are tearing up the surface of Europe,..when their great sagene is drawing and twitching the ancient frame and strength of England together.

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. i. 14 Fortunate folk who live beyond the grasping reticulation of the great railway sagene.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	sagene
释义	sagenen.¹ /ˈsaʒɛn/ Forms: Also 1700s sajen, sarshan, 1800s sachine, sashen, sashine, sajene, sazhen. Etymology: < Russian sažen′. A measure of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven English feet. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Russian units verst1555 arshin1557 sagene1739 arsine1852 1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 29 Wersts, divided each into 500 Sagenes, and each Sagene supposed to be exactly seven Feet English. 1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 41 A sarshan, or fathom, which contains three arshines. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Sachine, Sashen, other names for the sagene, a Russian linear-measure. 1896 B. Redwood Treat. Petroleum I. 285 Boring, at 75 roubles per sagene (1 sagene = about 7 feet) for the first 100 sagenes [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2022). sagenen.² /səˈdʒiːn/ Etymology: < Latin sagēna, < Greek σαγήνη. rare. A fishing-net. In quots. transferred and figurative, a network (of railways, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > structure resembling network netOE webworkc1175 network1590 reticulation1663 spider-web1699 mesh1712 reticulum1722 reticle1790 spider-workc1812 meshwork1830 sagene1846 web1851 chainwork1864 ribwork1892 meshing1907 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 5 At this time, when the iron roads are tearing up the surface of Europe,..when their great sagene is drawing and twitching the ancient frame and strength of England together. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. i. 14 Fortunate folk who live beyond the grasping reticulation of the great railway sagene. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.¹1739n.²1846
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