sennet

(sen′it)

noun

a trumpet call used as a signal for ceremonial entrances and exits in Elizabethan drama

Origin: prob. via Anglo-Fr < OFr senet, var. of signet: see signet

See sennet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A call on a trumpet or cornet signaling the ceremonial exits and entrances of actors in Elizabethan drama.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps variant of signet

noun

Any of several barracudas, especially Sphyraena borealis, of the western Atlantic.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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