sennet

English

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.

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
  • “Sennet (senet, sonnet, sennit, sennate, sinet, synnet, cynet)”, in Oxford Music Online‎, accessed 2019-04-30

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