sestet (sɛˈstɛt) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | prosody the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet |
| 2. | prosody any six-line stanza |
| 3. | another word for sextet |
| [C19: from Italian sestetto, from sesto sixth, from Latin sextus, from sex six] | |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |