sennet
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably an alteration of the obsolete signet (“signal”)
Noun edit
sennet (plural sennets)
- a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a theatrical stage
- The barracuda.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
sennet (plural sennets)
- Alternative spelling of sennit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Sennet (senet, sonnet, sennit, sennate, sinet, synnet, cynet)”, in Oxford Music Online[1], 2019 April 30 (last accessed)