Sennet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A call on a trumpet or cornet signaling the ceremonial exits and entrances of actors in Elizabethan drama.
  • n. Any of several barracudas, especially Sphyraena borealis, of the western Atlantic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet, given for entrance on or exit from a theatrical stage
  • n. The barracuda.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage.
  • n. The barracuda.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A particular set of tones on a trumpet or cornet, different from a flourish. The word occurs chiefly in the stage directions of old plays.
  • n. Same as sennight.
  • n. The European barracuda.
  • Word Usage
    ""The priest first bandaged a fillet of red parrot feathers under the god's chin, which was called his pahau or beard; this bandage was made of a certain kind of sennet, which was tied on in a peculiar way."
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bennett    Senate    benet    rennet    senate    tenet