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sennet

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnɪt/

Definition of sennet

noun

  • (in the stage directions of Elizabethan plays) a call on a trumpet or cornet to signal the ceremonial entrance or exit of an actor.

Origin:

late 16th century: perhaps a variant of signet

sennet in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sennet in the US English dictionary