cornet.
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cornet, from Old French cornet, a diminutive of a popular reflex of Latin cornū (“horn”).
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).
Where this word comes from
From Middle French cornette, diminutive of corne, from Latin cornua (“horns”).
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