1. 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
2.
a person who plays the cornet
3. a variant spelling of cornett
4.
a cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc
5. British
a cone-shaped wafer container for ice cream
6.
(formerly) the lowest rank of commissioned cavalry officer in the British army
7. South Africa short for field cornet
8.
a starched and wired muslin or lace cap worn by women from the 12th to the 15th centuries