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Definition of Sennet
1. n. A signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage.
2. n. The barracuda.
Definition of Sennet
1. Noun. a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet, given for entrance on or exit from a theatrical stage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sennet
1. a call sounded on a trumpet signaling the entrance or exit of actors [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sennet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sennet
Literary usage of Sennet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare in Music: A Collation of the Chief Musical Allusions in the by Louis Charles Elson (1901)
"... The "Chorus" — Musical Interludes—Music after Plays —Final Jigs — Trumpet
Signals — Drums — Bells — sennet — Pageants upon Stage — Historical Music. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1920)
"asked Bob sennet. "Was 't nothing to keep them from going over there and dropping
... Bob sennet shook his head in perplexity. "Now 's the time to find out, ..."
3. Seamanship by George Strong Nares, United States Coast Guard Academy (1865)
"... sennet tails secured on the yard, ¡md the quarter block fitted to toggle to
it takes the clew higher, and is convenient for shifting topsail yards (Fig. ..."
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