sennet


sen·net 1

S0260800 (sĕn′ĭt)n. A call on a trumpet or cornet signaling the ceremonial exits and entrances of actors in Elizabethan drama.
[Perhaps variant of signet.]

sen·net 2

S0260800 (sĕn′ĭt)n. Either of two small barracudas (Sphyraena borealis or S. picudilla) of the western Atlantic.
[Origin unknown.]

sennet

(ˈsɛnɪt) n (Theatre) a fanfare: used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama[C16: probably variant of signet (meaning 'a sign')]

sen•net

(ˈsɛn ɪt)

n. a flourish on trumpet or cornet to signal the entrance or exit of actors, esp. in Elizabethan drama. [1580–90]