Definition of sestet in English:

sestet

noun sɛsˈtɛtsɛsˈtɛt

1Prosody
The last six lines of a sonnet.
〔诗韵〕十四行诗的最后六行
Example sentencesExamples
- The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet.
- Or as Grafton puts it, in rhyming sestets, the footnote has the power to ‘buttress and undermine, at one and the same time’.
- In the sestet we hear his revealingly equivocal reply to the proffered charge of aloofness.
2Music
rare A sextet.
〔乐〕〈罕〉六重奏（曲）；六重唱（曲）

Origin

Early 19th century: from Italian sestetto, from sesto, from Latin sextus 'a sixth'.

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of sestet in US English:

sestet

nounsɛsˈtɛtsesˈtet

Prosody

1The last six lines of a sonnet.
〔诗韵〕十四行诗的最后六行
Example sentencesExamples
- Or as Grafton puts it, in rhyming sestets, the footnote has the power to ‘buttress and undermine, at one and the same time’.
- In the sestet we hear his revealingly equivocal reply to the proffered charge of aloofness.
- The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet.
1. 1.1Music rare A sextet.
  〔乐〕〈罕〉六重奏（曲）；六重唱（曲）

Origin

Early 19th century: from Italian sestetto, from sesto, from Latin sextus ‘a sixth’.

词汇	sestet
释义	Definition of sestet in English: sestet noun sɛsˈtɛtsɛsˈtɛt 1Prosody The last six lines of a sonnet. 〔诗韵〕十四行诗的最后六行 Example sentencesExamples The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet. Or as Grafton puts it, in rhyming sestets, the footnote has the power to ‘buttress and undermine, at one and the same time’. In the sestet we hear his revealingly equivocal reply to the proffered charge of aloofness. 2Music rare A sextet. 〔乐〕〈罕〉六重奏（曲）；六重唱（曲） Origin Early 19th century: from Italian sestetto, from sesto, from Latin sextus 'a sixth'. Rhymes abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette Definition of sestet in US English: sestet nounsɛsˈtɛtsesˈtet Prosody 1The last six lines of a sonnet. 〔诗韵〕十四行诗的最后六行 Example sentencesExamples Or as Grafton puts it, in rhyming sestets, the footnote has the power to ‘buttress and undermine, at one and the same time’. In the sestet we hear his revealingly equivocal reply to the proffered charge of aloofness. The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet. 1.1Music rare A sextet. 〔乐〕〈罕〉六重奏（曲）；六重唱（曲） Origin Early 19th century: from Italian sestetto, from sesto, from Latin sextus ‘a sixth’.
随便看	thinkingness thinking of other things thinking-out thinking outside the box thinking over thinking part thinkings thinkings thinking-shop thinking substance thinking-through thinking time thinking up think it likely think it likely/conceivable think it likely that think it probable/likely think likely think little of think logically think-man think more highly of think much of think no more of think nothing of