Definitions for sennets

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sennets sen·net

Spelling: [sen-it]

IPA: /ˈsɛn ɪt/

Sennets is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 65 anagrams from letters in sennets (eennsst).

Definitions for sennets

noun

1. any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
2. a set of notes played on the trumpet or cornet to mark the entrance or exit of a group of actors.
3. sennit.
4. a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
5. braided straw or grass used in making hats.

Origin of sennets

First recorded in 1665-75; origin uncertain

Examples for sennets

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

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.