'Sestet' definitions:

Definition of 'sestet'

From: WordNet
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad]
noun
Six performers or singers who perform together [syn: sextet, sextette, sestet]
noun
A set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: sextet, sextette, sestet]
noun
A musical composition written for six performers [syn: sextet, sextette, sestet]
noun
A rhythmic group of six lines of verse

Definition of 'Sestet'

From: 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]