sennit

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English

Nautical sennit (1).
A breast ornament made with sennit (2).

Etymology

Perhaps from French coussinet, diminutive of coussin (“cushion”) because it is used to protect cables from fraying

Noun

sennit (countable and uncountable, plural sennits)

  1. braided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns
  2. plaited or braided straw or grass which is used for making hats and for a variety of ornamental crafts
    In the 19th century British sailors wore sennit or sennet hats. Originally made by the sailors themselves they could be waterproofed with tar.

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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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