Sestet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sestet \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus,
     fr. sex six.]
     1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six
        instruments; a sextet; -- called also {sestuor}. [Written
        also {sestett}, {sestette}.]
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sestet
       n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six},
             {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a
            dozen}, {sextet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
       2: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: {sextet},
           {sextette}]
       3: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: {sextet},
           {sextette}]
       4: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: {sextet},
           {sextette}]
       5: a rhythmic group of six lines of verse