Home › Words › S › sennitsennitsennit means braided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sennit ranks #2,160 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyPerhaps from French coussinet, diminutive of coussin (“cushion”) because it is used to protect cables from frayingnounbraided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarnsplaited or braided straw or grass which is used for making hats and for a variety of ornamental craftse.g.“In the 19th century British sailors wore sennit or sennet hats. Originally made by the sailors themselves they could be waterproofed with tar.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sarsenet 65% match — A very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft, now chiefly used for linings. vs sennit →genappe 59% match — A smooth worsted yarn or cord, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc. vs sennit →sennet 58% match — a signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a theatrical stage vs sennit →cordonnet 58% match — Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. vs sennit →cottonee 57% match — A Turkish fabric of cotton and silk satinet. vs sennit →sesban 56% match — A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata or others of the genus Sesbania), whose fiber can be used for making ropes. vs sennit →teazer 56% match — sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy. vs sennit →skein 56% match — A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter. vs sennit →