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sennit

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sen·nit  (snt)
n.
1. Braided cordage formed by plaiting several strands of rope fiber or similar material.
2. Plaited straw, grass, or palm leaves for making hats.
[Origin unknown.]
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sennit
sennit [ˈsɛnɪt]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a flat braided cordage used on ships
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) plaited straw, grass, palm leaves, etc., as for making hats
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sennitsennit - flat braided cordage that is used on ships
cordage - the ropes in the rigging of a ship


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He was brought in, heavy-featured and defiant, his arms bound with cocoanut sennit, the dry blood still on his body from the struggle with his captors.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
Jerry had seen his mother so mishandled, and, ere he had learned discretion, alone in the high grass had been himself club-mauled by Godarmy, the black who wore a china door-knob suspended on his chest from his neck on a string of sennit braided from cocoanut fibre.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
The hunters have experimented and practised with their rifles and shotguns till they are satisfied, and the boat-pullers and steerers have made their spritsails, bound the oars and rowlocks in leather and sennit so that they will make no noise when creeping on the seals, and put their boats in apple-pie order--to use Leach's homely phrase.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
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