sennet
English
Etymology 1
Probably an alteration of the obsolete signet (“signal”)
Noun
sennet (plural sennets)
- a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a theatrical stage
- The barracuda.
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Noun
sennet (plural sennets)
- Alternative spelling of sennit
Further reading
- “Sennet (senet, sonnet, sennit, sennate, sinet, synnet, cynet)”, in Oxford Music Online, accessed 2019-04-30
Anagrams
- Nenets, Tennes, ennets, tensen