northern sennet

noun

See under sennet1.

Words nearby northern sennet

northern parula, northern pike, northern province, northern redbelly dace, northern rhodesia, northern sennet, northern sotho, northern sporades, northern spy, northern studfish, northern territories

Definition for northern sennet (2 of 2)

sennet 1
[ sen-it ]
/ ˈsɛn ɪt /

noun

any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet), ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.

Origin of sennet

1
First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain

British Dictionary definitions for northern sennet

sennet
/ (ˈsɛnɪt) /

noun

a fanfare: used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama

Word Origin for sennet

C16: probably variant of signet (meaning ``a sign'')