cornet
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
a small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc.
a pastry cone, usually filled with whipped cream.
British. a conical wafer, as for ice cream; cone.
a large, white, winged headdress formerly worn by the members of the Sisters of Charity.
a woman's headdress, often cone-shaped, usually of delicate fabrics and having lappets of lace or other material, worn by women from the 14th to the 18th century.
a pennant or flag used for signaling in a navy.
(formerly) the officer who carried the colors in a troop of cavalry: the cornet of horse.
Origin of cornet
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How to use cornet in a sentence
Therefore when we hear the sound of the cornet we should implore God to rebuild the Temple.
A bugle or cornet is not good form, although I have heard it in small towns.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainM. Trinquier spun round to face the intruder, baton in one hand, cornet in the other.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThere is nothing criminal in preferring the cornet to any other wind instrument.
Casting a last look upon his desolate kraal, the field-cornet turned his horse's head, and rode after the wagon.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for cornet
/ (ˈkɔːnɪt) /
Also called: cornet à pistons (ˈkɔːnɪt ə ˈpɪstənz, French kɔrnɛ a pistɔ̃) a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
a person who plays the cornet
a variant spelling of cornett
a cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc
British a cone-shaped wafer container for ice cream
(formerly) the lowest rank of commissioned cavalry officer in the British army
Southern African short for field cornet
a starched and wired muslin or lace cap worn by women from the 12th to the 15th centuries
the large white headdress of some nuns
Origin of cornet
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