Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
sennet (plural sennets)
a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a theatrical stage
The barracuda.
sennet (plural sennets)
Alternative spelling of sennit
• Nenets, Tennes, ennets, tensen
Source: Wiktionary
Sen"net, n. Etym: [Properly, a sign given for the entrance or exit of actors, from OF. sinet, signet, dim. of signe. See Signet.]
Definition: A signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage. [Obs.]
Sen"net, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The barracuda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.