sǣ-nett

sǣ-nett, n.n: a net for fishing in the sea. (SAE-NET / ˈsæː-ˌnɛt)

Medieval manuscript image of a black, winged devil beside a body of water, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a fishing net in the other, inside of which are two fish and an eel.
Satan fishing in the Sea of the World, Le pèlerinage de la vie humaine; France, 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1038, f. 96v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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