cornet
Pronunciation: /kɔɹˈnɛt/
The English word “cornet” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
- A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
- An ice cream cone (the shell itself).
- An ice cream cone (the unit comprising the shell and the ice cream).
- A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
- A kind of organ stop.
- A hollow horn-like growth.
- The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
- The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
- The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
Etymology
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
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