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单词 sennet
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sennet

1
[ sen-it ]
/ ˈsɛn ɪt /

noun

any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis(northern sennet ), ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.

Origin of sennet

1
First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain

Words nearby sennet

Senlac, senna, Sennacherib, sennachie, Sennar, sennet, Sennett, sennight, sennit, Senokot, senopia

Definition for sennet (2 of 3)

sennet2
[ sen-it ]
/ ˈsɛn ɪt /

noun (in Elizabethan drama)

a set of notes played on the trumpet or cornet to mark the entrance or exit of a group of actors.

Origin of sennet

2
First recorded in 1580–90; variant of signet

Definition for sennet (3 of 3)

sennet3
[ sen-it ]
/ ˈsɛn ɪt /

noun

sennit.
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Example sentences from the Web for sennet

  • Every description of mat, from the sennet to the thick pile mat worked in patterns, was made.

    The Vagrancy Problem.|William Harbutt Dawson

  • These seem to point to a derivation of the word from sonare, and thus the spelling ought to be sonnet, not sennet.

    Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor

  • Sennet appears to be a particular tune or mode of martial musick.

    Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for sennet

sennet
/ (ˈsɛnɪt) /

noun

a fanfare: used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama

Word Origin for sennet

C16: probably variant of signet (meaning ``a sign'')
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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