sennet

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnɪt/

Etymology 1

Probably an alteration of the obsolete signet (“signal”)

Noun

sennet (plural sennets)

1. a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a theatrical stage
2. The barracuda.

Derived terms

• southern sennet

 

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Etymology 2

Noun

sennet (plural sennets)

1. Alternative spelling of sennit

Derived terms

• sennet whip

Further reading

• “Sennet (senet, sonnet, sennit, sennate, sinet, synnet, cynet)”, in Oxford Music Online‎^[1], 2019 April 30 (last accessed)

Anagrams

• Nenets, Tennes, ennets, tensen