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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•net /kɔrˈnɛt; esp. Brit. ˈkɔrnɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Music and Dancea wind instrument with valves, of the trumpet family.
- British TermsBrit. an ice-cream cone.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•net (kôr net′ for 1; kôr′nit, kôr net′ for 2–8),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Fooda small cone of paper twisted at the end and used for holding candy, nuts, etc.
- Fooda pastry cone, usually filled with whipped cream.
- British Termsa conical wafer, as for ice cream;
cone. - Clothing, Religiona large, white, winged headdress formerly worn by the members of the Sisters of Charity.
- Clothinga 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.
- Militarya 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.
- Latin cornū; see cornu) + -et -et
- Middle French, Old French, equivalent. to corn horn (
- Middle English 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cornet /ˈkɔːnɪt/ n - 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 cone-shaped paper container for sweets, etc
- Brit a cone-shaped wafer container for ice cream
- (formerly) the lowest rank of commissioned cavalry officer in the British army
- the large white headdress of some nuns
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from corn, from Latin cornū horn |