sennet

[ sen-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

sennet

[ sen-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

(in Elizabethan drama) a set of notes played on the trumpet or cornet to mark the entrance or exit of a group of actors.

sennet

[ sen-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

sennet

/ ˈsɛnɪt /

Origin of sennet¹

First recorded in 1665–75; origin unknown

Origin of sennet²

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of signet

Origin of sennet¹

C16: probably variant of signet (meaning ``a sign'')

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

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

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

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